As leaders from 200 countries hem and haw about how much they can do to mitigate climate change at the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) in Doha, Qatar—now in its second and closing week—researchers are hitting them with some harsh facts.
A new study, released on Sunday by the Global Carbon Project consortium, has established that carbon emissions worldwide have by increased three percent within the past year— to 38.2 billion tons of carbon, or roughly 2.4 million pounds of carbon pollution every single second. If greenhouse gases continue to climb at the documented rate, Earth’s temperature could rise anywhere from 7°Fahrenheit (F) to 11° F by 2100, bringing with it more of the severe weather characterized by New York’s recent Frankenstorm, including flooding, rising oceans, droughts, and agricultural shortages. The study will be published in the journal, “Nature Climate Change.”
Professor Corinne Le Quéré, director of the Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research and professor at the University of East Anglia in Britain, led the publication of the data. She said: "With emissions continuing to grow, it’s as if no-one is listening to the entire scientific community. I am worried that the risks of dangerous climate change are too high on our current emissions trajectory. We need a radical plan... Read More
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