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Figure ATM25d Timeseries of monthly mean concentrations of carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide equivalent and tropospheric ozone; monthly median particle number concentration; and monthly median aerosol optical depth at 868 nanometres at Cape Grim under ...
2016 Graphd Monthly median aerosol optical depth at 868 nanometres at Cape Grim, 1996–2015 Monthly median aerosol optical depth at 868 nanometres at Cape Grim, 1996–2015 MonthlymedianAerosolOpticalDepth(AOD) 01/19860.076446957 02/19860.06693375 03/19860.053308571...
Australia’s emissions in context
2016 Report Content... Australia’s emissions in 2015 of 541 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent 2 (MtCO 2 -e) appear small alongside the most ...
Figure ATM25a Monthly mean concentrations of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide equivalent at Cape Grim, under baseline wind conditions, 1976–2015
2016 Grapha Monthly mean concentrations of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide equivalent at Cape Grim, under baseline wind conditions, 1976–2015 Monthly mean concentrations of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide equivalent at Cape Grim, under baseline wind conditions, 1976–2015...
Trends in emissions
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Pressures Greater Melbourne Greater Sydney Absolute aggregate emissions Between 1990 and 2015, Australia’s national GHG inventory suggested that emissions...
Figure ATM28 (bottom) resultant calculated savanna burning emissions in pre-project baseline period (1995–2004) and project period (2005–11), where horizontal lines represent mean emissions for respective periods
2016 GraphApplication of Australia's savanna burning emissions methodology to the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project area: emissions Application of Australia's savanna burning emissions methodology to the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project area: emissions...
Box ATM7 West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement project
2016 Case Study... burning would reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions because carbon stored in dead fuels increases, and because carbon and nitrogen ... recycled to the atmosphere as greenhouse-neutral carbon dioxide and nitrogen through biological processes. To test the hypothesis, the ...
Understanding and research
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Effectiveness of management Tasmania Greater Melbourne In the 5 years since SoE 2011, international climate science has advanced significantly. The IPCC,...
Box ATM5 Cape Grim: monitoring the health of the global atmosphere for 40 years
2016 Case Study... gases, ozone depleting substances, aerosols including black carbon, reactive gases including tropospheric ozone, nitrogen oxides, volatile ...
Motor vehicles
2016 Report Content Motor vehicles are a significant source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in Australia, comprising some 90 per cent of ...
Pressures affecting Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceGreenhouse gases (GHGs)—carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, short-lived tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, nitrous oxide and synthetic GHGs—together with water vapour, and natural and industrial aerosols, influence Earth’s energy balance. Human activity, primarily the burning of...
Figure ATM11 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas and sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 2015
2016 GraphGreenhouse gas emissions by gas and sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 2014–15 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas and sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 2014–15 Carbon...
Resilience of our climate
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Resilience The ability of the climate system to recover from changes to the composition of the atmosphere (particularly increasing CO2 concentrations) is complicated by the fact that the removal of CO2...
‘Human influence on the climate system is clear’
2016 Key Finding2016The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made this statement in its most recent report (Stocker et al. 2013a). The IPCC’s role is to review, assess and synthesise the latest information on climate change. Concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere have...
Resilience of our environment and society
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Resilience South Coast South Australian Gulf Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Planning and strategy
2016 Report Content2016 Climate Effectiveness of management South Coast An important role of government is to develop effective policies, implemented through supporting strategies and plans. Emissions...
Resilience of Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceOur planet is somewhat resilient to increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels because atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by the oceans. During recent decades, the oceans have taken up approximately 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. However, the...
Executive Summary - Atmosphere
2016 Executive SummaryAtmosphere 2016Climate change is a global problem, and minimising its impact on the Australian environment will require coordinated international action by all countries. The Paris Agreement, to which 195 countries have agreed, aims to hold the increase in the...
Risks to the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAs for other regions, distant human activities can contribute to the key risks to the Antarctic environment, including global population, economic pressures and the effects of climate change. Management can mitigate many of the population and economic impacts, and climate change...
Figure ATM4 Carbon dioxide emissions per person, 2013
2016 GraphCarbon dioxide emissions per person, 2013 Carbon dioxide emissions per person, 2013 Tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per person, 2013 OECD average9.579592706 Australia16.80269756 Source: OECD (2015) Figure ATM4 Carbon...
Figure ATM7 Carbon dioxide emissions per US$1000, 2013
2016 GraphCarbon dioxide emissions per US$1000, 2013 Carbon dioxide emissions per US$1000, 2013 Tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per US$1000, 2013 OECD average0.298623932 Australia0.43421713 Source: OECD (2015) Figure ATM7 Carbon...
State and trends of the Antarctic atmosphere
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment State and trends The physical environment: The atmosphere—climate and weather patterns Antarctica...
Overview of state and trends of the atmosphere
2016 Report Content2016 Atmosphere State and trends Climate What has changed since 2011? Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions per person decreased from 24.1 tonnes in 2011 (DCCEE 2012) to 22.2 tonnes in 2015 (DoE 2016a), although they...
Nitrogen dioxide
2016 Report Content The major source of nitrogen dioxide in Australia is burning of the fossil fuels coal, oil and gas. In ...
Pressures affecting Antarctic marine species
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryAntarctic environment Pressures Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica Year...
Climate change is a key pressure on the Australian environment
2016 Report Content2016 Pressures Climate change is an increasingly important and pervasive pressure on all aspects of the Australian environment. Although our climate and its high natural variability from year to year have always been a major influence on the state...
Outlook for the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceCurrently, the Antarctic environment is still in a comparatively good condition. However, the pressures on the continent and the surrounding ocean will increase. For example, the extraction of marine resources is not only going to continue but will intensify in the future. Most...
Figure ATM12 Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions by sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 2015
2016 GraphCarbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions by sector, 2015 Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions by sector, 2015 EnergyIndustrial processes and product useAgricultureWasteLand use, land use change and forestry Carbon dioxide 93.94.70.50...
Figure ANT20 Annual estimated emissions of carbon dioxide for the Australian Antarctic Program, 2010–11 to 2014–15
2016 GraphEstimated annual emissions of carbon dioxide for the Australian Antarctic Program, 2010–11 to 2014–15 Estimated annual emissions of carbon dioxide for the Australian Antarctic Program, 2010–11 to 2014–15 StationsShippingAircraftTotal Antarctic emissionsTotal AAD...
Figure ATM14 Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, industrial processes and product use, and underlying drivers, 1990–2014
2016 GraphCarbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, industrial processes and product use and underlying drivers, 1990–2014 Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, industrial processes and product use and underlying drivers, 1990–2014 Fuel combustion,...
Outlook for Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe outlook for Australia’s climate depends on the effectiveness of international and national efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Without mitigation, surface temperature increases of 3.7–4.8 °C above 1850–1900 temperatures are projected. To remain below 2 °C warming above...
