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Decomposing the 2010 global carbon dioxide emissions rebound

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Peters et al.1 show that global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion, cement production and gas flaring grew faster than the historical average annual rate during 2010, negating the decrease in 2009 associated with the global financial crisis. We extend the work of Peters et al. by using decomposition analysis to show that the rising energy intensity of the global economy was an important factor in the 2010 emissions surge, together with an increase in the carbon intensity of the energy mix. We expect the 2010 surge to be exceptional.

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Figure 1: Energy intensity and carbon intensity of energy.

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  1. Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, 0200 Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Frank Jotzo, Paul J. Burke, Peter J. Wood & David I. Stern

  2. College of Law, Australian National University, 0200 Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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All authors contributed to the analysis. F.J. led the work. P.J.B. and P.J.W. contributed data analysis and writing. A.M. and D.I.S. provided input to the research design and writing.

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Jotzo, F., Burke, P., Wood, P. et al. Decomposing the 2010 global carbon dioxide emissions rebound. Nature Clim Change 2, 213–214 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1450

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