CO2 Emissions Up 6% in 2010—Dismal!
According to the Associated Press, there was a huge jump in carbon emissions, worldwide.
The new figures for 2010 mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago…
The world pumped about 564 million more tons (512 million metric tons) of carbon into the air in 2010 than it did in 2009. That’s an increase of 6 percent. That amount of extra pollution eclipses the individual emissions of all but three countries — China, the United States and India, the world’s top producers of greenhouse gases.
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Increased reliance on coal (WHY??? WE KNOW BETTER!) has a lot to do with the problem.
And not surprisingly, climate change correlates closely with the growing epidemic of extreme weather events.
Meanwhile, the climate talks in Durban, like their predecessors in Copenhagen a few years ago, don’t seem to be getting much accomplished.
“Double-plus ungood.” Fiddling while the planet burns.
