MEDIA ALERT
Global carbon emissions still increasing – Nature Geo
STRICT GLOBAL EMBARGO LIFTS at 5am AEDT Wed 18 November 2009
NATIONAL MEDIA BRIEFING – Today, Wed 18 Nov at 10.30am AEDT
at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (also available online)
A paper published today in Nature Geo provides the latest global assessment of carbon
dioxide emissions from human activities and trends in the ocean and land “sinks” that absorb
CO2 from the atmosphere. Despite efforts to mitigate climate change and the recent global
financial crisis, emissions are still on the increase, the study reports. The global financial
crisis will provide a only brief respite in the upward trend of emissions from fossil fuels, but
there are encouraging signs of decreases in emissions from deforestation.
Join this briefing at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney (also online) to get details of the
analysis from co-author and Chair of the Global Carbon Project (GCP), Dr Mike Raupach. A
rapid roundup of comment is also available – contact the Science Media Centre for details.
SPEAKER:
Dr Mike Raupach, Co-Chair, Global Carbon Project and Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Marine and Atmospheric Research
BRIEFING DETAILS:
DATE: Today - Wed 18 November 2009
START TIME: 10.30am AEDT
DURATION: Approx 40 min
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18 November 2009
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