Sydney Morning Herald: AUSTRALIA’S greenhouse gas emissions may be reaching a plateau, even though demand for electricity is rising inexorably, new data suggests. A slight trend towards burning gas instead of coal in power stations means that carbon emissions are beginning to be ”decoupled” from power generation and economic growth, a report by energy consultants pitt&sherry found. It is a crucial first step if national emissions are going to be reduced by between 5 and 25 per cent by the year …