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Synthetic greenhouse gases Figure ATM1 (synthetic greenhouse) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, ...

Figure ATM1 (methane) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) observed at Cape Grim, Tasmania, and from air extracted from Antarctic firn and ice cores, 1500–2015

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... Figure ATM1 (methane) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) ...

Figure ATM1 (nitrous oxide) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) observed at Cape Grim, Tasmania, and from air extracted from Antarctic firn and ice cores, 1500–2015

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... Figure ATM1 (nitrous oxide) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) ...

Figure ATM1 (carbon dioxide) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) observed at Cape Grim, Tasmania, and from air extracted from Antarctic firn and ice cores, 1500–2015

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... Figure ATM1 (carbon dioxide) Annual mean concentrations of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and synthetic greenhouse gases) ...

Figure ATM11 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas and sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 2015

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Figure ATM11 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas and sector, United Nations Framework Convention ... 2014–15 Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide Synthetic Gases Agriculture Stationary Energy (excluding electricity) Electricity ... change and forestry; N 2 O = nitrous oxide; SG = synthetic gases (sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons); ...

Figure ATM10 Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions by sector, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change accounting, 1990 and 2000–15

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Figure ATM10 Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions by sector, United Nations Framework Convention on ... 1990 and 2000–15 SoE2016_atm_fig9_australia_s_net_greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_sector__united_nations_framework_convention Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions by sector, United Nations Framework Convention on ...

Climate change

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Ambient air quality

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... events. Increasing temperatures (see Effects of increased greenhouse gases ) are likely to increase biogenic emissions and affect the chemical ...

Figure ATM3 Radiative forcing in 2011 relative to 1750, and aggregated uncertainties for the main drivers of climate change

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... Carbon dioxide 1.82 0.19 Methane 0.55 0.1 Synthetic gases 0.36 0.04 Stratospheric ozone -0.05 Tropospheric ozone 0.4 0.2 Nitrous ... for the main drivers of climate change Effects of increased greenhouse gases ...

State and trends of Australia’s climate 2016

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At a glance

... level, and is associated with increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The year 2015 was the warmest on record for the globe. ...

Soil

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Introduction

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... water quality, protecting biodiversity and mitigating excess greenhouse gases —means that soil is also a large public good. ...

In this report

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Introduction

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... management practices the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and increase carbon sequestration increasing costs of energy and ...

Pressures affecting Australia’s climate

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Assessment summary

... targets Australia’s emissions in context Increases in greenhouse gases Indirect (secondary and tertiary) effects of pressures on climate Effects ...

Pressures affecting Australia’s climate 2016

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At a glance

... affecting Australia’s climate 2016 At a glance Greenhouse gases (GHGs)—carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane, short-lived tropospheric and ...

Executive Summary - Antarctic environment

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Antarctic environment

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... atmosphere, both of which are associated with increasing greenhouse gases, and cooling of the stratosphere, mainly from ozone depletion. Human ...

Effectiveness of management for specific pressures and drivers

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Effectiveness of management

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... warming depends on international cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The international political ... an emissions budget of 10.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases for 2013–50 ( CCA 2015 ). The Emissions Reduction Fund is the ...

Climate change is a key pressure on the Australian environment

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... since 1910, with increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases contributing to this rise through the enhanced greenhouse effect. Because ...

Outlook under an 'improved future' scenario

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Outlook

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... pollution from domestic and industry sources, especially greenhouse gases, litter in the marine environment and air pollutants in urban areas. ...

Land use and management

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... use of native timber products for paper pulp has significant greenhouse gas mitigation potential compared with the carbon emissions ... in the savannas of northern Australia release the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide as they burn. These emissions from ...

Overview of state and trends of the land

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... Fires in the savannas of northern Australia release the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide as they burn. Fire management could be used to ...

Trends in emissions

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... ( Figure ATM10 ). SoE2016_atm_fig9_australia_s_net_greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_sector__united_nations_framework_convention ... 2014–15 Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide Synthetic Gases Agriculture Stationary Energy (excluding electricity) Electricity ...

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 ...

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... increase. CO 2 -e is a term for describing different greenhouse gases using a common unit. For any quantity and type of greenhouse gas, CO 2 -e ...

Economic activity as a driver of environmental change

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... and loading facilities) and waste generation, including greenhouse gas emissions. Australia’s official total contribution to ... generation and management, including emissions of greenhouse gases effects on water. The impact of a sector depends not only on its overall ...

Human influences on Antarctica

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Antarctic environment

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... to Antarctica. For example, human-made chlorofluorocarbon gases have damaged the vital natural sunscreen provided by ozone in the ... region is the continuing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases—in particular, CO 2 . The Southern Ocean is absorbing vast ...

Decoupling population change and economic activity from environmental harm

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Introduction

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... related to energy consumption increased 31 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions increased 20 per cent, which is lower than the rate of ... that the relationship between economic growth and greenhouse gases may have reached a turning point, while solid waste has not been ...

Understanding and research

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Effectiveness of management

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... and projections for the 21st century for a range of future greenhouse gas and aerosol concentration scenarios. ACCESS will also provide ... Press, Melbourne. World Data Centre (WDC) for Greenhouse Gases ( http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/wdcgg ), WDC for Aerosols ( ...

Australia’s emissions in context

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... are long-lived in the atmosphere and many are also powerful greenhouse gases. Figure ATM5 shows total column ozone levels above Melbourne, Darwin, ...

Soil: Carbon dynamics

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