- Australia’s Government has changed the official greenhouse gas records so Prime Minister Scott Morrison can claim emissions are now lower than when elected in 2013 AND adjusted historical records so emissions under previous Labour government are now significantly higher than previously reported. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/23/australia-has-changed-its-historic-data-on-carbon-emissions-what-happened?cmp=soc_567 82 comments worldnews
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