Climate Change Department Admits Difficulty in Measuring Emissions Impact

The Department was questioned about whether it could demonstrate the quantifiable effects of its carbon emission reduction policies.

Climate change protestors are seen marching and changing as they carry placards in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 6, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Australia’s Climate Change Department has admitted difficulty attributing the effect of carbon emission reduction from Australia to specific changes in the global climate.

During a budget estimate hearing on May 28, representatives from the Climate Change Department were questioned about whether it could demonstrate the quantifiable effects of the policies it implemented to reduce carbon emissions.