Sea levels could rise an extra 60cm if emission reductions are delayed until 2035, study finds

Global sea levels will continue to rise until at least 2300 regardless of how much we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research published today.

Scientists say sea levels will continue to rise until at least 2300.

But for every five years until 2035 that we delay reaching net-zero carbon emissions, as committed to under the Paris agreement targets, sea levels will rise by about an extra 20 centimetres, the researchers found as part of the study published in Nature Communications.

They estimated average global sea levels would be between 0.7 and 1.2 metres above 2000 levels by 2300, depending on how quickly we can reduce our emissions.

The Paris agreement, to which Australia is a signatory, has a core aim of limiting global temperature rise this century to "well below" 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to keep the rise below 1.5 degrees.

Read the ABC News story by Nick Kilvert - “Sea levels could rise an extra 60cm if emission reductions are delayed until 2035, study finds.”

Australia’s energy operator proposes 'fast change' scenario to cut emissions by 52 per cent by 2030

Greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector would be reduced at twice the rate proposed by the Turnbull government under a radical new plan outlined by the Australian Energy Market Operator.

Greens climate change spokesman Adam Bandt said the
 AEMO report was effectively bypassing the government.

The "fast change" model puts the public operator on a collision course with policymakers after AEMO outlined a potential cut of 52 per cent to all electricity emissions by 2030, double the rate required to meet our Paris climate change commitments.

Read Eryk Bagshaw’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Australia’s energy operator proposes 'fast change' scenario to cut emissions by 52 per cent by 2030.”

Feeding cows seaweed could slash global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say

According to Mr Kinley, the agriculture
industry stand to be one of the first
industries to make a dramatic reduction
to greenhouse gas emissions is this  
research gets to market.

Seaweed could hold the key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, one cow burp at a time.

New research carried out in north Queensland could drastically reduce the impact the agricultural industry has on the global environment.

Professor of aquaculture at James Cook University in Townsville, Rocky De Nys, has been working with the CSIRO studying the effects seaweed can have on cow's methane production.

They discovered adding a small amount of dried seaweed to a cow's diet can reduce the amount of methane a cow produces by up to 99 per cent.

Read the ABC Rural story - “Feeding cows seaweed could slash global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say.”