Climate change in the Northern Territory

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Climate change in the Northern Territory affects various environments and industries, including agriculture.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

The state's emissions amounted to 11.21 million tonnes in 2005 compared to 16.73 million tonnes in 2022. [1]

The Northern Territory had the highest emissions per capita out of Australia's 6 states and 2 self-governing territories. [2]

Impacts of climate change

In 2023, "more than 100,000 hectares" burned in the MacDonnell Ranges area. [3]

Response

Policies

In 2024, a leaked consultation paper revealed plans to give the Chief Minister the ability to exempt major projects from Northern Territory regulatory policies, including both renewables projects and gas projects. [4] In 2024, the Northern Territory government approved a project which could potentially increase the territory's emissions by 150% by 2050. [5]

The Northern Territory's home and business solar battery had an increase in uptake after the allocation was increased from $5,000 to $12,000, which had been implemented to increase usage of renewables. [6] [7] The Northern Territory government approved a 12,000-hectare solar farm project. [8] [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shine, Rhiannon (2024-04-24). "WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge". ABC. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. ↑ Jericho, Greg (2023-08-06). "The Northern Territory is the heaviest emitter of CO2 per capita in the world and the Beetaloo Basin LNG project will only make it worse". The Australia Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. ↑ Cox, Lisa (2023-03-28). "Environmental tragedy as fires burn through one-fifth of Northern Territory national park". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ↑ Rangiah, Lillian (2024-10-25). "Leaked Northern Territory government paper proposes 'unprecedented' power to sidestep environmental laws". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  5. ↑ Bardon, Jane (2024-08-12). "'Net zero fantasy': NT government report forecasts new gas projects could cause emissions to double". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Northern Territory home and business solar battery scheme sees spike in uptake". pv magazine Australia. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  7. ↑ MacNamara, Sarah (2024-11-28). "NT Gov boosts battery bonus". Energy Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  8. ↑ MacNamara, Sarah (2024-07-16). "Milestone for NT solar farm". Energy Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  9. ↑ Prestipino, David (2024-08-22). "NT Indigenous land agreements sought after $30b solar project approved". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
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