Global Carbon Project
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The Global Carbon Project (GCP) was established in 2001. The organisation seeks to quantify global carbon emissions and their causes.
The main object of the group has been to fully understand the carbon cycle
. The project has brought together emissions experts and economist
s to tackle the problem of rising concentrations of greenhouse gas
es.
The Global Carbon Project works collaboratively with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
, the World Climate Programme
, the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change and Diversitas
, under the Earth System Science Partnership
.
In late 2006 researchers from the project claimed that carbon dioxide emissions had dramatically increased to a rate of 3.2% annually from 2000. At the time, the chair of the group Dr Mike Raupach stated that "This is a very worrying sign. It indicates that recent efforts to reduce emissions have had virtually no impact on emissions growth and that effective caps are urgently needed,".
Their projections have indicated that we can expect greenhouse gas emissions to occur according to the IPCC
's worst-case scenario, as CO2 emissions reach 500ppm in the 21 st century.
The main object of the group has been to fully understand the carbon cycle
Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth...
. The project has brought together emissions experts and economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
s to tackle the problem of rising concentrations of greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
es.
The Global Carbon Project works collaboratively with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is a research programme that studies the phenomenon of global change.The International Council of Scientific Unions, a coordinating body of national science organizations, launched IGBP in 1986...
, the World Climate Programme
World Climate Programme
The World Climate Programme was established following the first World Climate Conference in 1979. The major sponsors are the World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Environment Programme, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
, the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change and Diversitas
Diversitas
Diversitas is an international programme on biodiversity science. It is one of four such programmes that collectively come under the Earth System Science Partnership...
, under the Earth System Science Partnership
Earth System Science Partnership
The Earth System Science Partnership is a partnership under the auspices of the International Council for Science for the integrated study of the Earth System, the ways that it is changing, and the implications for global and regional sustainability...
.
In late 2006 researchers from the project claimed that carbon dioxide emissions had dramatically increased to a rate of 3.2% annually from 2000. At the time, the chair of the group Dr Mike Raupach stated that "This is a very worrying sign. It indicates that recent efforts to reduce emissions have had virtually no impact on emissions growth and that effective caps are urgently needed,".
Their projections have indicated that we can expect greenhouse gas emissions to occur according to the IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
's worst-case scenario, as CO2 emissions reach 500ppm in the 21 st century.
See also
- AIMESAIMESAIMES is the Earth System synthesis and integration project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme .- Activities :* Coupled Carbon Cycle Climate Model Intercomparison Project...
(Analysis, Integration and Modelling of the Earth System) - List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions