Reaching peak emissions

Robert B. Jackson; Josep G. Canadell; Corinne Le Quere; Robbie Andrew; Jan Ivar Korsbakken; Glen P. Peters; Nebojsa Nakicenovic

doi:10.1038/nclimate2892

Reaching peak emissions

Robert B. Jackson, Josep G. Canadell, Corinne Le Quere, Robbie Andrew, Jan Ivar Korsbakken, Glen P. Peters, Nebojsa Nakicenovic

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Abstract

Rapid growth in global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry ceased in the past two years, despite continued economic growth. Decreased coal use in China was largely responsible, coupled with slower global growth in petroleum and faster growth in renewables.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-10
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	6
Early online date	7 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2892
Publication status	Published - Jan 2016

Keywords

carbon dioxide
climate change
cumulative emissions
global warming
mitigation targets

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