Pep Canadell is a research scientist in CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project, an international research project to study the interactions between the carbon cycle, climate, and human activities.
Pep focuses on collaborative and integrative research to study global and regional aspects of the carbon cycle, the size and vulnerability of earth carbon pools, and pathways to climate stabilization. He publishes in the field of global ecology and earth system sciences http://goo.gl/Ys7vdF
Fossil CO₂ emissions hit record high yet again in 2023
Dec 06, 2023 07:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
Global emissions of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂), in yet another year of growth, will increase by 1.1% in 2023. These emissions will hit a record 36.8 billion tonnes. Thats the finding of the Global Carbon Projects 18th...
Sep 29, 2023 01:57 am UTC| Nature
It was a rare bit of good news on climate. The International Energy Agency this week released its latest net zero roadmap, showing it was still just possible to hold global heating to 1.5℃. In the last two years, weve...
Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year's record high
Dec 04, 2019 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views
Global emissions for 2019 are predicted to hit 36.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂), setting yet another all-time record. This disturbing result means emissions have grown by 62% since international climate...
Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient, but they make climate change a lot worse
Nov 19, 2019 02:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) (more commonly known as laughing gas) is a powerful contributor to global warming. It is 265 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide and depletes our ozone...
Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero
Feb 26, 2019 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Eighteen countries from developed economies have had declining carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels for at least a decade. While every nation is unique, they share some common themes that can show Australia, and the...
Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change
Mar 09, 2016 22:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Each year our terrestrial biosphere absorbs about a quarter of all the carbon dioxide emissions that humans produce. This a very good thing; it helps to moderate the warming produced by human activities such as burning...
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