Annual CO2 Emissions Jump From 13 Billion To 18.7 Billion Tons - CSIRO

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"GREENHOUSE gases have grown at an alarming rate in the past two years due to the burning of fossil fuels, a new CSIRO study has found.

The scientific agency found 18.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide was released into the atmosphere in 2002 and another 17.1 billion tonnes last year. The average during the past 10 years has been 13.3 billion tonnes. The increase has come despite efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The chief research scientist of CSIRO's atmospheric division, Paul Fraser, said the results were disturbing. "The results are concerning because carbon dioxide is the main driver of climate change," he said in a statement. "I am a little bit surprised that the level is so high without input from forest wildfires."

The increase in carbon dioxide was detected at facilities in Tasmania, Queensland, Macquarie Island, Mawson base in Antarctica and the South Pole."

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