The total "long-term" carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has already reached 455 parts per million. This level is considered a tipping point. Scientist Chris Field from the IPCC says the current trajectory of climate change is now much worse than the IPCC had originally projected in part due to China and India's increasing reliance on coal power.
The research shows carbon emissions have grown sharply since 2000, despite growing concerns about climate change. During the 1990s, carbon emissions grew by less than 1% per year. Since 2000, emissions have grown at a rate of 3.5% per year. No part of the world had a decline in emissions from 2000 to 2008.
I feel that more should be done to cut carbon emissions. If the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues to increase, then we can never hope to slow down climate change. Hopefully more will be done to decrease carbon emissions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ben, more needs to be done to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere. If we are truely going to fight climate change we have to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Regulations need to be put into place that further limit the amount of carbon emissions that can be emitted.
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