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Reaching peak emissions

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  • Robert B. Jackson

    (School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Woods Institute for the Environment, and Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University)

  • Josep G. Canadell

    (Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)

  • Corinne Le Quéré

    (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park)

  • Robbie M. Andrew

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo)

  • Jan Ivar Korsbakken

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo)

  • Glen P. Peters

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo)

  • Nebojsa Nakicenovic

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

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.

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  • Robert B. Jackson & Josep G. Canadell & Corinne Le Quéré & Robbie M. Andrew & Jan Ivar Korsbakken & Glen P. Peters & Nebojsa Nakicenovic, 2016. "Reaching peak emissions," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 7-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate2892
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2892
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    1. Wang, Jie & Xiong, Yiling & Tian, Xin & Liu, Shangwei & Li, Jiashuo & Tanikawa, Hiroki, 2018. "Stagnating CO2 emissions with in-depth socioeconomic transition in Beijing," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 228(C), pages 1714-1725.
    2. Zhang, Yan & Li, Yaoguang & Hubacek, Klaus & Tian, Xin & Lu, Zhongming, 2019. "Analysis of CO2 transfer processes involved in global trade based on ecological network analysis," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 233, pages 576-583.
    3. Ting Jiang & Zhenzhong Shen & Yang Liu & Yiyang Hou, 2018. "Carbon Footprint Assessment of Four Normal Size Hydropower Stations in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-14, June.
    4. Matthew R. Smith & Samuel S. Myers, 2018. "Impact of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on global human nutrition," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(9), pages 834-839, September.
    5. Robert O. Keohane & Michael Oppenheimer, 2016. "Paris: Beyond the Climate Dead End through Pledge and Review?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(3), pages 142-151.
    6. Mariola Piłatowska & Andrzej Geise & Aneta Włodarczyk, 2020. "The Effect of Renewable and Nuclear Energy Consumption on Decoupling Economic Growth from CO 2 Emissions in Spain," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-18, April.
    7. Yuyao Ye & Changjian Wang & Yuling Zhang & Kangmin Wu & Qitao Wu & Yongxian Su, 2017. "Low-Carbon Transportation Oriented Urban Spatial Structure: Theory, Model and Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-16, December.

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