Our weekly Greenhouse Indicator for Australian States gives
real-time information on the greenhouse gases produced from
energy use. We currently track emissions from New South Wales,
Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Each and every week we
release greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Because
they can't be seen, it is difficult to understand how much is
being produced. All countries provide a detailed annual report
of their greenhouse gas emissions. But such reports are normally
released up long after the emissions have occurred. Thus this
information, while comprehensive and critical for policy
planning and scientific assessment, arrives too late for us to
respond to it in the manner necessary to tackling this problem.
The Greenhouse Indicator puts a figure on what is happening and
enables everyone to follow how much we are emitting each and
every week.