TIME LEFT TO CUT GLOBAL EMISSION RATE
TO 31B TONNES CO2-eq*/YR, BY 2030
LATEST GLOBAL EMISSION RATE: 59B TONNES CO2-eq*/yr
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* CO2-eq, not CO2 emissions. See below for methodology.
Source: IPCC AR6 WG3 Report. Global net anthropogenic GHG emissions (Gt CO2-eq / yr) 1990 â 2019
Methodology for CO2 Countdown Timer
- All GHG (CO2-eq) emission levels are based on emission data sources used by UN IPCC. References to IPCC emission data sources can be found on Ape On Earthâs Resources Page.
- Take note that CO2-eq is defined by the IPCC as, âThe amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission that would cause the same integrated radiative forcing or temperature change, over a given time horizon, as an emitted amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) or a mixture of GHGs.â CO2-eq is different from CO2 as it includes other non-CO2 gases eg. Methane, Nitrous Oxide, et. al.
- For a >50% likelihood to limit warming to 1.5 deg C, IPCC AR6 WG3 Report projects that Global GHG (CO2-eq) emissions has to reduce to the following annual emission rates:
- 31 billion tonnes(Gt)/yr, by 2030
- 17 billion tonnes(Gt)/yr, by 2040
- 9 billion tonnes(Gt)/yr, by 2050
- Refer to the full table of IPCC projections, on Page âSPM-24â of UN IPCC AR6 WG3 Reportâs Summary for Policymakers (note that table is marked as âsubject to copyeditâ, as of 14 Apr 2022)
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(A reminder that we are not alone in the fight against Climate Change)
(Chorus)
This is home truly,
where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me,
where that river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won’t be alone,
for this is where I know it’s home