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Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise
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The Global Carbon Project, based in Australia, has released their new 2008 report, which promises to make the global warming skeptics shiver in their boots. In the report, we learn that “carbon dioxide emissions from mankind are growing about 4 times faster since 2000 than during the 1990s, despite efforts by a number of nations to rein-in emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.” In ’07 atmospheric Co2 concentration rose to 383 ppm and is expected to reach the dangerous level of 450 parts per million by 2030 – a decade sooner than previously predicted. And – surprise, surprise – the “absolute value of all emissions … are bigger coming from less-developing countries than the developed world,” said Pep Canadell, the project’s executive director. China has surpassed the United States as the world’s top emitter, and India is scheduled to over-take Russia for the number-three spot in a few short years. But there is good news – well, sort of. The financial crisis will force at least us Americans to decrease our carbon emissions by decreasing our fuel use. However, Canadell said that “unless the big players, China, India, Russia and Japan suffer as much as the US is suffering we’ll see a small decline only.” Will it take a second Great Depression to curb global warming? It seems like we are trading in one crisis for another. If you are looking for some hope amidst all the doom-and-gloom here’s a shameless plug: check out our Ecological Footprint Calculator, earthday.net/ecofootprint, to see how you can pro-actively decrease your personal carbon-emissions. Trust us; you’ll even save money in the process , ,


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