The New South Wales Government has released a new interactive dashboard showcasing how the state is progressing toward its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, covering transport, industry, agriculture, energy, waste, land use and forestry.
The Dashboard uses data from the National Greenhouse Gas Accounts and scientifically-derived New South Wales datasets developed by the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) to track the state’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) head of Net Zero Emissions Modelling, Dr Yvonne Scorgie, said New South Wales is the first Australian state to make local-scale emissions data publicly available and to make greenhouse gas emissions projections out to 2050.
“The Dashboard shows projected emissions by sector for each future year out to 2050, and the emission reductions expected to be achieved by the New South Wales Government’s Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030,” Dr Scorgie said.
“Currently the projections show New South Wales is close to its goal of a 50 per cent reduction of 2005 emission levels by 2030.”
The new Dashboard provides access to past, recent and projected New South Wales greenhouse gas emission data.
“This Dashboard is based on the best available science and for the first time allows access to comprehensive local scale greenhouse gas emissions data,” Dr Scorgie said.
“This will provide state and local government, business and communities with insight into emission trends, help inform actions addressing local emissions and make transparent progress being made towards achieving the state’s net zero emission goals.”
The Dashboard – which is funded by the New South Wales Climate Change Fund – will be updated annually and can be freely accessed on the SEED Environmental Data Portal at New South Wales Net Zero Emissions Dashboard.
