Emissions

U.S. cut its carbon emissions in 2011 — but China erased the gains

25 May 2012

Yes, it’s true: Americans are slowly starting to tackle global warming. U.S. carbon emissions dropped 1.7 percent last year, according to the International Energy Agency. But that only went so far. Thanks to China’s fast growth, the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs in 2011. Read full article >>

CO2 emissions hit record

24 May 2012

Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise to nine billion tons above what is needed to limit global warming as some countries look set to miss their emissions cut targets, a report by three climate research groups said.

2011 Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record Level, Led By China

24 May 2012

* CO2 emissions rose by 3.2 pct last year * China the biggest contributor to the global rise * Trend could have "devastating consequences" -IEA's Birol (Updates with comments from IEA's chief economist) By Michel Rose PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and ...