WELLINGTON, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's industry and household greenhouse gas emissions increased 1.1 percent in the June 2024 quarter, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Tuesday.

The increase of 224 kilotons during the quarter was due to more emissions from industry, particularly from the electricity, gas, water, and waste services industry, which was up 32 percent driven by an increase in the use of fossil fuels for electricity generation, Stats NZ environment statistics unit manager Tehseen Islam said.

Industry emissions increased by 1.7 percent in the second quarter, whereas gross domestic product, which accounts for industry production, decreased 0.2 percent in the same period, Islam said.

New Zealand experienced dry conditions in hydro-generation areas in the June 2024 quarter. As a result, 81 percent of the electricity in the quarter was generated from renewable sources compared with 86 percent in the previous quarter, according to the government's New Zealand Energy Quarterly.

The largest decrease in emissions came from manufacturing, down 5.7 percent, followed by decreases in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, down 0.6 percent, and households, down 1.2 percent, Islam said.

Regarding the annual emissions rise, New Zealand industry and households emitted 79,838 kilotons of greenhouse gases in the year ended June 2024, which was 1.8 percent higher than the 78,430 kilotons in the previous June year. Enditem

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