<div>It's no surprise emissions keep going up. There's no price on carbon | Greg Jericho</div>

The only thing close to climate change policy is the national energy guarantee. It’s not enoughLate last Friday, the government quietly released the latest data on greenhouse gas emissions and, as has been the case since the ending of the carbon price, they show emissions are increasing. But the figures also highlight that the government’s current plan to focus almost exclusively on electricity, through its national energy guarantee , means Australia will be unable to meet its commitment to reduce economy-wide emissions by 28% below 2005 levels by 2030.The government is never all that excited about releasing the quarterly update on greenhouse gas emissions. In December it released them the week before Christmas, and this time it released it late Friday afternoon – the end of budget week. Related: Gas boom fuels Australia's third straight year of rising emissions Related: Australia's emissions record is terrible. It's time for this government to stop pretending | Greg Jericho Continue reading...