When you hear the term 'Net Zero', have you ever thought about what 'Net' means?
It means total emissions put into the atmosphere minus emissions removed from the atmosphere.
So, gross emissions, are the total emissions put into the atmosphere before any removals.
In Australia, only one sector is responsible for both releasing and removing greenhouse gases: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).
We have removed LULUCF from the total net emissions, as a proxy for Australia's gross emissions.