Study predicts 3 per cent rise in global CO2 emissions

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(2011), "Study predicts 3 per cent rise in global CO2 emissions", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 3 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2011.41403bab.005

Study predicts 3 per cent rise in global CO2 emissions

Study predicts 3 per cent rise in global CO₂ emissions

Article Type: News From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 3, Issue 2

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are projected to increase by more than 3 per cent in 2010 based on current economic growth patterns, according to a study by the Global Carbon Project. This would put emissions near the record level of 2008.

The study was led by the UK’s University of Exeter in collaboration with several other research organisations. It found that emissions decreased by only 1.3 per cent in 2009 because of a strong growth in India and China. An earlier study found that global CO₂ emissions did not fall that year. The IEA had predicted a 3 per cent drop. The new study shows an 8.6 per cent drop in the UK, compared with an 8 and 6.2 per cent rise in China and India. About 92 per cent of the growth in CO₂ from coal was in these two countries. Atmospheric concentrations continued to rise, reaching a global average of 387.2 parts per million in 2009.

However, the study also shows that CO₂ emissions caused by deforestation have decreased by 25 per cent since 2000, because of a reduction in the amount of forest-clearing in tropical areas. The reduction is also due to the expansion of forest areas in temperate latitudes. The researchers predict that this trend will continue.