AUSTRALIAN EMISSIONS REDUCED BY 3%, THANKS TO CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN

HIGHLIGHTS

• Australia's ozone harming substance emanations fell 3% in the year to June because of the Covid-19 closure, the progressing effect of a dry spell, and convergence of sun and wind power, as indicated by government figures

The public authority said it implied Australia had beaten its global 2020 objective – generally viewed among specialists as an unambitious objective.