• Anthropogenic change

    • Global and regional drivers of accelerating CO2 emissions

      • M. R. Raupach, G. Marland, P. Ciais, C. Le Quere, J. G. Canadell, G. Klepper, C. B. Field,
      • Original article citation: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.0700609104 (2007)
      • Categories: Anthropogenic change, Society, and Energy
      • Recommended by: Olive Heffernan on 06/06/2007 09:20PM GMT
      • Reasons for recommending:
        Perhaps unsurprising, but this paper by Raupach and coauthors shows that worldwide CO2 emissions increased more rapidly between 2000 and 2004 than predicted by even the worst case IPCC scenarios. The study shows that no region was decarbonizing its energy supply during this period and that CO2 emissions are accelerating worldwide, with China in the lead.

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