2009 carbon emissions fall smaller than expected (BBC)

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By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News

Carbon emissions fell in 2009 due to the recession - but not by as much as predicted, suggesting the fast upward trend will soon be resumed.

Those are the key findings from an analysis of 2009 emissions data issued in the journal Nature Geoscience a week before the UN climate summit opens.

Industrialised nations saw big falls in emissions - but major developing countries saw a continued rise.

The report suggests emissions will begin rising by 3% per year again.

"What we find is a drop in emissions from fossil fuels in 2009 of 1.3%, which is not dramatic," said lead researcher Pierre Friedlingstein from the UK's University of Exeter.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11799073




Well, it doesn't feel any cooler yet, so GW must be a hoax. :sarcasm:

[XemaSab]

1. .

[DCKit]

2. People are burning furniture and trash to keep warm. nt

[joshcryer]

3. Emissions are the worlds yardstick for ecnomic growth.

It's disgusting, but that's how it is. The more emissions you can pull off, the better your economic situation.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Indeed. nt

[NNadir]

5. It need not be so, but it is so.