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Far from turning a corner, global CO2 emissions still accelerating
2016-05-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not just rising, it's accelerating, and another potent greenhouse gas, methane showed a big spike last year, according to the latest annual greenhouse gas index released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CO2 emissions totaled between 35 and 40 billion tons in 2015, according to several agencies. Some of that is absorbed by forests and oceans, but those natural systems are being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of new CO2. As...
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