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The volume of carbon dioxide belched into the atmosphere from human activity this year is on track to decline slightly from last year's emissions, according to a new analysis published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday. The anticipated decrease in CO2 emissions comes even as the world economy is growing, suggesting a turning point in clean energy development—and a long-hoped-for "decoupling" of economic growth and increased carbon emissions.
[...] Decreased coal use in China—whose carbon dioxide emissions account for nearly one-third of global emissions—was largely responsible for the decline in global emissions, the researchers concluded. After a decade of rapid growth, China's emissions rate slowed to 1.2 percent in 2014 and is expected to drop by approximately 3.9 percent in 2015, according to the report. More than half of new energy needs in China were met in 2014 from non-fossil fuel sources, such as hydro, nuclear, wind and solar power.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 08 2015, @11:45PM
I am surprised by the report that CO2 is down. It was stated recently that the forest fires in Indonesia will "undo" any gains in atmospheric carbon abatement.
It is however, possible. I remember one anti-warming argument that volcanoes would undo all CO2 abatement, however volcanoes turn out to be less than 5% of emissions.
Anyone know more about Indonesia?
TDG
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:24AM
Well, it you assume the indonesia is not turning to desert (which may be a dubious assumption in the face of global warming), those forests will grow back, fixing carbon.