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Emissions of carbon dioxide in 2011 increased 3%, study finds

07/23/2012

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Global emissions of carbon dioxide, identified as a major cause of climate change, increased by 3% in 2011 compared to the previous year, reaching a record high of 34 billion tons, indicates a study by a research center European Commission and the Environmental Assessment Agency of the Netherlands.

According to the report, China had a 9% increase, reaching 7.2 tons per capita. With this, the country entered the lane, which are the major industrialized countries. The European Union, in turn, saw their emissions fall 3% to 7.5 tonnes in 2011. The slowing economy and a mild winter are among the reasons for the fall.

Japan and U.S. had reductions of 2% each. Still, the United States continue to be one of the countries with the highest emissions per capita, with an average of 17.3 tonnes, despite the crisis of 2008/2009 and the rising price of oil and gas.

India - The emissions from rich countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) came to represent only a third of the global total - the same volume of China and India combined. India grew by 6% in 2011.

China's growth has led to significant increase in the consumption of fossil fuels in the country. The construction and expansion of infrastructure are among the factors driving this increase. The growth of steel production and cement made domestic consumption of coal in the Asian country to increase 9.7% in 2011.

The main contributors to the 34 billion tons of CO2 emitted globally last year are: China (29%), United States (16%), EU (11%), India (6%), the Russian Federation (5% ) and Japan (4%).

A total of 420 billion tons of carbon dioxide were issued between 2000 and 2011 due to human activities, including deforestation.

The scientific literature suggests that limiting the increase in average global temperature to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels - target adopted in the UN climate negotiations - is only possible if emissions do not exceed the period 2000-2050 a trillion to one, 5 trillion tons. If the current global trend of increased CO2 emissions continues, they must overcome this limit within the next two decades.
(Source: Globe Type)



Source: Environment Brazil

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