Vanessa Haverd – The Conversation

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February 10, 2020

Yes, more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere helps plants grow, but it’s no excuse to downplay climate change

Vanessa Haverd, CSIRO; Benjamin Smith, Western Sydney University; Matthias Cuntz, Université de Lorraine, and Pep Canadell, CSIRO

Forests are remarkable at drawing carbon from the atmosphere, and they’re getting better at it. New research highlights how important it is to protect forests so they can help us fight climate change.

Coal emissions are falling, but gas and coal use are strongly rising around the world. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH

December 4, 2019

Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year’s record high

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Pierre Friedlingstein, University of Exeter; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Vanessa Haverd, CSIRO

Carbon emissions will hit a record high for the second year in a row, but there is a small silver lining: the rate of emissions growth has slowed dramatically.

The growth in global carbon emissions has resumed after a three-year pause. AAP Image/Dave Hunt

November 13, 2017

Fossil fuel emissions hit record high after unexpected growth: Global Carbon Budget 2017

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Robbie Andrew, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo; Rob Jackson, Stanford University, and Vanessa Haverd, CSIRO

After three years in which global carbon emissions scarcely rose, 2017 has seen them climb by 2%, as the long-anticipated peak in global emissions remains elusive.

Carbon dioxide flux over China, measured by NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite. NASA

October 12, 2017

Satellites are giving us a commanding view of Earth’s carbon cycle

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Alex Held, CSIRO; Cathy Trudinger, CSIRO; Peter Rayner, The University of Melbourne, and Vanessa Haverd, CSIRO

New data from a NASA satellite show in unprecedented detail the flow of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Future satellites should even be able to detect the signatures of individual power stations.

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