Australia’s bushfires have emitted 250m tonnes of CO2, almost half of country's annual emissions

Bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland have emitted a massive pulse of CO2 into the atmosphere since August that is equivalent to almost half of Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions, Guardian Australia can reveal.

The NSW fires emitted about 195m tonnes of CO2
since 1 August, with Queensland’s bushfires adding
55m tonnes, almost half of Australia’s annual emissions.

Analysis by Nasa shows the NSW fires have emitted about 195m tonnes of CO2 since 1 August, with Queensland’s fires adding a further 55m tonnes over the same period.

In 2018, Australia’s entire greenhouse gas footprint was 532m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Read the story from The Guardian by Graham Readfearn - “Australia’s bushfires have emitted 250m tonnes of CO2, almost half of country's annual emissions.”