Researchers Detail Decline in Australia’s Environmental Health in 2023

FILE - Two Qantas passenger jetsat Sydney International Airport, in Sydney, Australia, July 27, 2000. Researchers say in 2023 Australia's greenhouse gas emissions increased for the first time in five years, mostly because of an increase in post-COVID domestic air travel.

An annual university report said although Australia's environmental scorecard deteriorated in 2023, the nation fared better than many other countries.