New Tool Measures Real-World Impacts of Fossil Fuel Projects Like N.L's Bay Du Nord
The Carbon Impacts Tracer uses project emissions data to estimate warming, glacier loss, heat deaths and other harms from proposed developments.
- On Tuesday, Australian National University and UNSW researchers launched the Carbon Impacts Tracer, a public tool quantifying how fossil-fuel developments contribute to global warming, glacier melt, and human deaths.
- Researchers developed the tool to counter the 'drop in the ocean' defense, where proponents argue individual project emissions are negligible; the tracer links specific fossil-fuel projects to measurable human and ecological harm.
- For Canada's proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil project led by Norwegian energy giant Equinor, the tracer estimates CO2 emissions could expose more than 111,000 people to unprecedented heat and cause 4.6-square-kilometres of glacier loss.
- Analysis of the Scarborough Energy Project suggests it would expose 516,000 people to unprecedented heat, while the tool projects emissions could force about 9,800 people into extreme poverty.
- Maria Nawaz, head of the Australian Human Rights Institute, expects the data to strengthen climate litigation, as researchers intend to expand the tool ahead of COP31.
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New tool measures real-world impacts of fossil fuel projects like N.L's Bay du Nord
Australian researchers say they've built the world's first public tool for calculating how fossil fuel developments will affect the climate, and they're using the Bay du Nord offshore oil project as a test subject.
"New Tool Predicts Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Projects"
Australian scientists have created a groundbreaking online tool that can predict the environmental impact of fossil fuel projects on the climate. The tool, known as the Carbon Impacts Tracer, can assess how activities like mines or offshore oil platforms will contribute to global warming, glacier melting, and potential human fatalities. According to Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a […] The post “New Tool Predicts Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel …
Australian scientists have designed a tool to determine the climate impact of fossil fuel projects and companies. "L的Humanity" has passed the TotalEnergy Group to Carbon Impacts Tracer. Building result... Launched on September 29, this calculator could become very useful to environmental advocates to empower large polluters.
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