Australia’s carbon footprint - the measuring and reporting of bushfire emissions

Emissions from bushfires and 'hazard reduction burns' fuel global warming – which in turn makes bushfires even more destructive.

"Fires comprised 4.8% of total global emissions in 2021, producing about 1.76 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂). This exceeds the emissions of almost all individual countries except the biggest emitters of China, the United States, India and Russia."
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https://theconversation.com/in-a-dangerously-warming-world-we-must-confront-the-grim-reality-of-australias-bushfire-emissions-224745
#ParisAgreement #Emissions #GHG #HRBs #LoggingIndustry #HazardReductionBurns #bushfires #fires #NSWLogging #FCNSW #ClimateActionNow

Bellingen under toxic smoke from logging fires at 33 °C

The Forestry Corporation of NSW is polluting the entire Bellingen valley by burning the wasted forest 'biomass' after logging. Why is it that a government corporation can cause harm to its citizens and wildlife?
FCNSW WRB Tuckers Nob 022>>
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

"Smoke from Hazard Reduction Burns (HRBs) and wildfires contains pollutants that are harmful to human health.
This includes particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5), which affects human cardiovascular and respiratory systems and can lead to increased hospitalisations and premature deaths."
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001532/
Storey MA, Price OF. Prediction of air quality in Sydney, Australia as a function of forest fire load and weather using Bayesian statistics. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 24;17(8):e0272774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272774. PMID: 36001532; PMCID: PMC9401134.

#FCNSW #harm #TuckersNob022 #toxins #pollution #fires #logging #LoggingImpacts #externalities #WeCantBreathe #Bellingen #BellingenShire #AirQuality #HRBs #CO2