CO2 levels hit record high for 30th year in a row: WMO

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Source: Reuters

Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2014 and the relentless fuelling of climate change is endangering the planet for future generations, the World Meteorological Organization said on Monday.

"Every year we say that time is running out. We have to act NOW to slash greenhouse gas emissions if we are to have a chance to keep the increase in temperatures to manageable levels," WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud said in a statement.

His annual plea for the world to do whatever it can to cut greenhouse gas emissions - which come mainly from burning fossil fuels and from agriculture, cement production and deforestation - comes weeks before negotiators from over 190 states convene in Paris to try to agree a new U.N. climate deal.

Graphs issued by the WMO, a U.N. agency, showed levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, climbing steadily towards the 400-parts-per-million (ppm) level, having hit a new record every year since reliable records began in 1984.


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1. China smog reaches 50 times WHO recommendations

http://news.yahoo.com/china-smog-almost-50-times-recommendations-042958972.html

Until they get their shit straight, nothing else is going to do much. And no, we shouldnt pay them to do it either

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3. China emits the most total CO2, but we emit the 2nd most and our per capita is much higher.

We emit about 2x as much as China, per capita, so we Americans need to make drastic changes as well.

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4. The earth only recognizes total numbers

not per capita. China was just recently caught fudging their numbers by a huge margin. And China will continue to fudge if they think they can get away with it. We ARE making progress, but I'm not willing to go too far when China and India are going to continue pumping more and more into the air. The UN is looking at this as a money grab more than solving a problem.
A lot of the newer more efficient products dont last nearly as long as the old ones, so i wonder how much more we pollute to make 3 of something instead of one. Heat pumps are a good example.

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2. Explains much re: dumbass infestation worldwide. nt