Why does Greenpeace focus on dealing with emissions from energy? What about emissions from transport, agriculture and forestry?
The single biggest source of greenhouse emissions worldwide is burning coal, oil and gas for energy. For instance 50 per cent of Australia’s emissions come from energy use, 16 per cent come from agriculture, 14 per cent come from transport and 7 per cent come from forestry and land use. It is for this reason that, globally, Greenpeace is promoting energy efficiency and the shift away from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. We also campaign for the protection of the world’s remaining ancient forests. Forests regulate the climate and are important centres of biological diversity and home to millions of people. Deforestation currently contributes to 20 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Ultimately, emissions need to be cut in all sectors. A broad climate action movement is necessary to make that happen. We encourage you to get involved with campaigns to reduce emissions from agriculture, forestry and transport.
