Saturday, July 21, 2012

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb in 2011

LiveScience: International talks to address human-caused global warming began 20 years ago in Rio de Janeiro. But despite attempts to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases responsible, they have continued to pour into the atmosphere since then. Last year was no exception. In 2011, the burning of fossil fuels, as well as other activities such as cement and oil production, produced 3 percent more carbon dioxide in 2011, bringing this segment of emissions to an all-time 37.5 billion-ton (34 billion-metric tons)...

URL: http://www.livescience.com/21727-greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-to-climb-in-2011.html

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