Environtmental and Global Health

Emissions of carbon dioxide have surged 41% from 1990 to the present. This is an alarming percentage, if we consider that is a global benchmark. Carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution is one of the largest and most important greenhouse gas. The Earth begins to suffer the consequences and accelerates global warming.

These data are the result of a report prepared minuscioso the International Global Carbon Project (GPC). Corinne Le Quere, professor at the University of East Anglia in the UK is the Coordinator in charge of the investigation. As stated by the teacher: “If this continues, we will increase the temperatures of 5 or 6 degrees by 2100.

In the report prepared Global Carbon Project (GPC) has analyzed the ability of the Earth to meet this increase in emissions. Until recently, much of the CO2 caused by human activity ended in the oceans or be absorbed by vegetation. Undoubtedly, this was positive because the carbon dioxide did not reach the atmosphere and prevented the enhanced greenhouse effect.

But, as researcher Le Quere said in a conference in Barcelona, currently carbon sinks are less effective and no longer resist. Moreover, what is most worrying is that emissions have been growing others quickly during the last decade. To provide more accurate figures explained that since 2000 there has been an increase of 29%. During the past decade, emissions of carbon dioxide are rising by 3.4% per annum compared to the decade from 1990 to 2000.

In large part this is because emissions from developing countries that have tripled the number. The industrialized countries emit slightly less than the emerging economies but the problem is global and global warming progresses.

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