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Global CO2 emissions continue to increase in 2011, …per capita emissions in China reaching European…
http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/news_docs/CO2_emissions_until_2011.pdf[font face=Serif]Ispra, 18 July 2012
[font size=5]Global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continue to increase in 2011, with per capita emissions in China reaching European levels[/font]
[font size=4]Global emissions of carbon dioxide ( CO[font size=1]2[/font]) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in 2011. In China, the world’s most populous country, average emissions of CO[font size=1]2[/font] increased by 9% to 7.2 tonnes per capita. China is now within the range of 6 to 19 tonnes per capita emissions of the major industrialized countries. In the European Union, CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions dropped by 3% to 7.5 tonnes per capita. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO[font size=1]2[/font], with 17.3 tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-09, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. These are the main findings of the annual report ‘Trends in global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions’, released today by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).[/font]
[font size=3]Based on recent results from the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) and latest statistics on energy use and relevant activities such as gas flaring and cement production, the report shows that global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continued to grow in 2011, despite reductions in OECD countries. Weak economic conditions, a mild winter, and energy savings stimulated by high oil prices led to decreases in CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions of 3% in the European Union and 2% in both the United States and Japan. Emissions from OECD countries now account for only one third of global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions – the same share as that of China and India combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011. Economic growth in China led to significant increases in fossil fuel consumption driven by construction and infrastructure expansion. The growth in cement and steel production caused China’s domestic coal consumption to increase by 9.7%.
The 3% increase in global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions in 2011 is above the past decade's average annual increase of 2.7%, with a decrease in 2008 and a surge of 5% in 2010. The top emitters contributing to the 34 billion tonnes of CO[font size=1]2[/font] emitted globally in 2011 are: China (29%), the United States (16%), the European Union (EU27, 11%), India (6%), the Russian Federation (5%) and Japan (4%).
Cumulative CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions call for action
An estimated cumulative global total of 420 billion tonnes of CO[font size=1]2[/font] has been emitted between 2000 and 2011 due to human activities, including deforestation. Scientific literature suggests that limiting the rise in average global temperature to 2°C above pre-industrial levels – the target internationally adopted in UN climate negotiations – is possible only if cumulative CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions in the period 2000–2050 do not exceed 1000 to 1500 billion tonnes. If the current global trend of increasing CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continues, cumulative emissions will surpass this limit within the next two decades.
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[font size=5]Global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continue to increase in 2011, with per capita emissions in China reaching European levels[/font]
[font size=4]Global emissions of carbon dioxide ( CO[font size=1]2[/font]) – the main cause of global warming – increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in 2011. In China, the world’s most populous country, average emissions of CO[font size=1]2[/font] increased by 9% to 7.2 tonnes per capita. China is now within the range of 6 to 19 tonnes per capita emissions of the major industrialized countries. In the European Union, CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions dropped by 3% to 7.5 tonnes per capita. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO[font size=1]2[/font], with 17.3 tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-09, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. These are the main findings of the annual report ‘Trends in global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions’, released today by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).[/font]
[font size=3]Based on recent results from the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) and latest statistics on energy use and relevant activities such as gas flaring and cement production, the report shows that global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continued to grow in 2011, despite reductions in OECD countries. Weak economic conditions, a mild winter, and energy savings stimulated by high oil prices led to decreases in CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions of 3% in the European Union and 2% in both the United States and Japan. Emissions from OECD countries now account for only one third of global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions – the same share as that of China and India combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011. Economic growth in China led to significant increases in fossil fuel consumption driven by construction and infrastructure expansion. The growth in cement and steel production caused China’s domestic coal consumption to increase by 9.7%.
The 3% increase in global CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions in 2011 is above the past decade's average annual increase of 2.7%, with a decrease in 2008 and a surge of 5% in 2010. The top emitters contributing to the 34 billion tonnes of CO[font size=1]2[/font] emitted globally in 2011 are: China (29%), the United States (16%), the European Union (EU27, 11%), India (6%), the Russian Federation (5%) and Japan (4%).
Cumulative CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions call for action
An estimated cumulative global total of 420 billion tonnes of CO[font size=1]2[/font] has been emitted between 2000 and 2011 due to human activities, including deforestation. Scientific literature suggests that limiting the rise in average global temperature to 2°C above pre-industrial levels – the target internationally adopted in UN climate negotiations – is possible only if cumulative CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions in the period 2000–2050 do not exceed 1000 to 1500 billion tonnes. If the current global trend of increasing CO[font size=1]2[/font] emissions continues, cumulative emissions will surpass this limit within the next two decades.
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http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/CO2REPORT2012.pdf
