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On Monday the @ClimateCommNZ publishes its draft advice on how Aotearoa could go about curbing its emissions to 2035 — in line with #netzero CO2 by 2050. A big moment, so here are 10 #facts about the scale of NZ's supertanker U-turn challenge https://pureadvantage.org/news/2021/01/28/gear-change-getting-a-grip-on-the-facts/
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90 countries individually produce less than 1% of
the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but collectively make up over 30% of emissions. New Zealand is one of them. I learnt this one from @jamespeshaw
the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but collectively make up over 30% of emissions. New Zealand is one of them. I learnt this one from @jamespeshaw
Of the world’s industrialised nations — those which have the greatest obligation to reduce GHG emissions — only 12 have seen their net emissions increase since 1990. New Zealand has the second largest increase.
Between 1990 and 2018, NZ’s gross emissions increased by 24%, mostly due to increases in CH4 from dairy cattle and CO2 from road transport
Road transport is fast going to account for half of our CO2 emissions — the greenhouse gas that must go to zero to end our contribution to global warming
Net emissions have increased by 57% compared with 1990 levels due to more forests being harvested, fewer trees being planted and an ^ in gross emissions
Going from over 80% renewable electricity to 100% by 2035 — as promised — only has the potential to reduce GHG emissions by 4.2% — a worthy, but insufficient goal by itself (Thanks for the prompt @marcdaalder)
If the NZ government achieves its public sector pledge to achieve #carbonneutrality by 2025, it will only reduce emissions by 0.6% — but every journey starts with a single step...
To achieve our Paris Agreement target of reducing GHG emissions 30% by 2030 compared with 2005, New Zealand has an emissions ‘budget’ of roughly 600m tonnes of CO2e. At our current rate of emissions, we’ll emit about 800m tonnes of CO2e (Thanks @eloise_gibson)
From a net emissions perspective, New Zealand’s forests offset almost a third of what we emited in 2018 — but relying on our (Pinus radiata) trees is not a long-term solution
One in every 143 New Zealand homes could lose insurance by 2050 due to the impact of sea-level rise @DeepSouth_NZ
That took way too long. To digest the whole #infographic in much more elegant fashion, please visit @pureadvantagenz. There you'll also find an an article about one fact in particular. https://pureadvantage.org/news/2021/01/28/gear-change-getting-a-grip-on-the-facts/ Good luck @ClimateCommNZ — on Monday and beyond
