Research Showing Carbon Emissions at All Time High -- And Accelerating

[Nathanael]

Even the small steps the global community has taken to address greenhouse gas emissions have been unable to stop them from increasing. Can we say it's time for some strict, binding legislation!




Data taken at at Norway's Zeppelin station on the Arctic Svalbard archipelago indicates an increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere -- in spite of 2009's economic downturn, and efforts to improve global emissions.

Researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute and Stockholm University -- where the aforementioned data was examined -- found carbon dioxide levels rose to a median 393.71 parts per million of the atmosphere in the first two weeks of March from 393.17 in the same period of 2009, extending years of gains.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/research-showing-carbon-emissions-all-time-high-and-accelerating

[Demeter]

1. You Can Thank Coal-Burning China

and the people burning down the Amazon rainforest.

[Dead_Parrot]

2. And the people paying them to do it

That would be us, BTW.

[Statistical]

3. You can thank coal burning US first.

[Nathanael]

4. Next In Line

Collective apathy.

[joshcryer]

8. And don't forget India.

[kestrel91316]

5. Uh oh. Don't buy a big bag of people food.

[Dead_Parrot]

7. Mmmm. Soylent. nt.

[OKIsItJustMe]

6. This may be due to some feedback (ex. thawing permafrost)

http://www.livescience.com/researchinaction/ria-090609.html