Warning signs for stabilizing global CO2 emissions

Jackson, R B, Le Quéré, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-0452, Andrew, R M, Canadell, J G, Peters, G P, Roy, J and Wu, L (2017) Warning signs for stabilizing global CO2 emissions. Environmental Research Letters, 12 (11). ISSN 1748-9326

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Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and industry comprise ~90% of all CO2 emissions from human activities. For the last three years, such emissions were stable, despite continuing growth in the global economy. Many positive trends contributed to this unique hiatus, including reduced coal use in China and elsewhere, continuing gains in energy efficiency, and a boom in low-carbon renewables such as wind and solar. However, the temporary hiatus appears to have ended in 2017. For 2017, we project emissions growth of 2.0% (range: 0.8%−3.0%) from 2016 levels (leap-year adjusted), reaching a record 36.8 ± 2 Gt CO2. Economic projections suggest further emissions growth in 2018 is likely. Time is running out on our ability to keep global average temperature increases below 2 °C and, even more immediately, anything close to 1.5 °C.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy
Faculty \ School: University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2017 06:05
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2023 01:08
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/65650
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa9662

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