Annual report shows 2 percent gain in global carbon emissions
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - World atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, according to a report available online Tuesday (Nov. 17) in the journal Nature Geoscience The report, updated annually by a global team of climate experts that includes a Purdue University researcher, shows that global carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose 2 percent last year to a record high of 1.3 metric tons per person. Although the rate of increase is down versus the previous growth rate of 3 percent in 2007, it still comes as a surprise to the report's authors.
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