According to the Huff Post Green, “Climate scientists have warned that the global temperature rise could have catastrophic consequences such as flooding of coastal cities and island nations, disruptions to agriculture and drinking water, and the spread of diseases and the extinction of the species”. Do we think we should worry about that? Some of this we have already witnessed in the last decade, and the problem is increasing, not decreasing. We won’t have enough money to fix the desolation from all the typhoons and Hurricane Katrinas and Sandys to come. The International Energy Agency’s report, presented in London said, “Emissions could be reduced significantly by 2020 by improving energy efficiency in the building industry and transport, limiting the use of coal-fired power plants, halving the oil and gas industry’s release of methane, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies”. Global climate talks are aimed at keeping the temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F)”. We must do what we can now, or else! “The U.S. emissions dropped by 3.8%, due in part to a switch in power generation from coal to gas, while Europe’s emissions declined by 1.4%. China, the top carbon polluter, “had the largest emissions growth last year, up 300 million tons or 3.8% from 2011, but that was the lowest in China in a decade, as China continues to invest in renewable energy efficiency”. “Climate negotiators meeting in Bonn, Germany, this week are haggling over a global climate pact that is supposed to be adopted by 2015. The main sticking point is how to divide the burden of emissions cuts between developed and developing countries. Industrialized countries want emerging economies like China, India and Brazil to take on bigger responsibilities while developing countries stress the historical responsibilities of long-time carbon polluters like Europe and the U.S. The IEA report stated, “Developing countries now account for 60% of global emissions from energy, up from 45% in 2000”. Tea partiers don’t believe the statistics or the science behind global warming, but the results are ever-increasingly upon us. Are you concerned?
Jun 21 2013
Global carbon dioxide emissions higher than ever in 2012
According to the Huff Post Green, “Climate scientists have warned that the global temperature rise could have catastrophic consequences such as flooding of coastal cities and island nations, disruptions to agriculture and drinking water, and the spread of diseases and the extinction of the species”. Do we think we should worry about that? Some of this we have already witnessed in the last decade, and the problem is increasing, not decreasing. We won’t have enough money to fix the desolation from all the typhoons and Hurricane Katrinas and Sandys to come. The International Energy Agency’s report, presented in London said, “Emissions could be reduced significantly by 2020 by improving energy efficiency in the building industry and transport, limiting the use of coal-fired power plants, halving the oil and gas industry’s release of methane, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies”. Global climate talks are aimed at keeping the temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6F)”. We must do what we can now, or else! “The U.S. emissions dropped by 3.8%, due in part to a switch in power generation from coal to gas, while Europe’s emissions declined by 1.4%. China, the top carbon polluter, “had the largest emissions growth last year, up 300 million tons or 3.8% from 2011, but that was the lowest in China in a decade, as China continues to invest in renewable energy efficiency”. “Climate negotiators meeting in Bonn, Germany, this week are haggling over a global climate pact that is supposed to be adopted by 2015. The main sticking point is how to divide the burden of emissions cuts between developed and developing countries. Industrialized countries want emerging economies like China, India and Brazil to take on bigger responsibilities while developing countries stress the historical responsibilities of long-time carbon polluters like Europe and the U.S. The IEA report stated, “Developing countries now account for 60% of global emissions from energy, up from 45% in 2000”. Tea partiers don’t believe the statistics or the science behind global warming, but the results are ever-increasingly upon us. Are you concerned?
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