BRIEFING: CO2 emissions reaching pre-pandemic levels - Annual Global Carbon Budget

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-11-04 11:01

Australia; ACT

*Briefing recording now available* We know that emissions are still going up globally, but where are they coming from and what is the best 'bang for buck' in bringing emissions down quickly enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change? The Global Carbon Project, headquartered in Canberra, will release their annual carbon budget on Thursday, with data and analysis of 2021 carbon emissions, with a focus on the major emitters - China, USA, EU27 and India. The report will also offer vital new information on rates of deforestation, and the continued high global use of coal, oil, and gas to fuel our economies and explore Australia's options.

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Join us to explore this years' Global Carbon Budget with CSIRO's Dr Pep Canadell Canadell. The ANU’s Professor Frank Jotzo, who was not involved with the budget, will shed light on developments in Australia.

Highlights include:

Coal and gas use are set to grow more in 2021 than they fell in 2020, but oil use remains below 2019 levels
Globally, we are on track to increase our CO2 emissions in 2022 to pre-pandemic levels and possibly more
Australian greenhouse gas trends and projections to 2030
Australia's emissions have fallen but significant opportunities to cut greenhouse gas emissions remain

Speakers:

Dr Pep Canadell, Executive Director Global Carbon Project, CSIRO

Professor Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, The Australian National University

Date: Wed 03 Nov 2021

Start Time: 11:00am AEDT

Duration: Approx 45 min

Venue: Online - Zoom

For further information, please contact the AusSMC on 08 7120 8666 or email info@smc.org.au.

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Briefing link Australian Science Media Centre, Web page Full briefing recording

Briefing recording UK SMC, Web page Recording of UK SMC Global carbon budget briefing

Briefing recording UK SMC, Web page Audio only recording of UK SMC Global carbon budget briefing

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Organisation/s: CSIRO, The Australian National University, Global Carbon Project

Funder: The Global Carbon Project

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