Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Carbon emissions increasing faster than expected, says new study Remember climate change? It's still happening -- and faster than expected. From 2000 to 2004, global carbon dioxide emissions leapt from an average 1.1 percent annual growth rate to more than 3 percent annual growth, according to a new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That means the globe's inhabitants spewed nearly 8 billion tons of carbon in 2005, up from 6 billion tons in 1995. " We're burning more carbon per dollar of wealth created, " says lead author Mike Raupach, blaming the trend on intensive industrialization in developing countries like China, as well as a leveling off of energy efficiency in developed countries such as the U.S. and Australia. Emissions are accelerating at a rate eerily close to the worst-case-scenario projections made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which predicted a consequence of a 7.2-degree surface-temperature rise by 2100. Good luck next time, Earthlings! straight to the source: Environmental News Network, Reuters, Michael Perry, 22 May 2007 straight to the source: The Christian Science Monitor, Peter N. Spotts, 22 May 2007 straight to the source: USA Today, Dan Vergano, 22 May 2007 straight to the source: New Scientist, Catherine Brahic, 21 May 2007 “The Earth is not dying - she is being killed. And those who are killing her have names and addresses.†— Utah Phillips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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