Power sector's emissions accelerate one year after carbon tax's demise

By Peter Hannam
Updated July 6 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 5:05pm
Power plants fired by brown coal have increased their emissions, a report has shown.  Photo: Paul Jones
Power plants fired by brown coal have increased their emissions, a report has shown. Photo: Paul Jones

Emissions from Australia's main power sector are rising at an increasing rate one year after the end of the carbon price, with plants in Victoria fired by brown coal the biggest contributors, according to an energy consultancy.

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