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In 2015, the Australian Government made a commitment to reduce Australia's emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 as part of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  
In setting its target, the Australian Government advised it would use a budget approach to track progress towards the targets. Using this approach, Australia's cumulative emissions over the period 2021 to 2030 need to be limited to 4,777 Mt CO2-e for the 26% target to be met. This is also known as the ‘emissions budget' for the period. Further details are provided in Figure 3.1, below.

Source: Climate Change Authority - PROSPERING IN A LOW-EMISSIONS WORLD: AN UPDATED CLIMATE POLICY TOOLKIT FOR AUSTRALIA - March 2020

 

  Figure 3.1 - Australia's Emissions Targets and Budget

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Source: Climate Change Authority based on DoEE 2019i (graphic courtesy Commonwealth of Australia (Climate Change Authority) 2020).

 

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