Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates

Key points

• A group of climate scientists has released a new tool that estimates the possible effects of fossil fuel emissions on people and the environment. The Carbon Impacts Tracer uses peer-reviewed studies to measure the impact of every megatonne of emissions.
• It shows how emissions from a coalmine expansion in Australia's Hunter Valley could affect food security and human exposure to heat stress globally.
• Further projected impacts from 809 million tonnes of emissions include an estimated 107 deaths in Europe and 41,800 more people in extreme poverty.