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Just a brief melange of twitter links, but worth noting that: Global carbon emissions supposedly increased 1-3% for 2017: https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/stat
by seltzered_ 8y ago
Just a brief melange of twitter links, but worth noting that:
Global carbon emissions supposedly increased 1-3% for 2017: https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/930027167689342976 https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/930027167689342976
And US EPA might’ve been underreporting some it’s methane emissions by 60% : https://mobile.twitter.com/chrfield/status/1015373584875728901 https://mobile.twitter.com/chrfield/status/10153735848757289...
The US’s emission declines are decreasing due to economic / administration changes - from https://amp.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/limiting-global-warming-to-2-degrees-now-aspirational-scientists-20180604-p4zjeb.html https://amp.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/limiting-g... - “News in recent days that the Trump administration plans to bolster the ailing US coal-fired power industry by intervening in markets would worsen the global emissions picture.
The CSIRO's Dr Canadell said while US carbon emissions had fallen for a decade, last year's decline will likely be much smaller because of quickening economic growth at home and abroad.”