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Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

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Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. Emissions increased by 1.7% Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 Fossil oil consumption decreased by one per cent, due to high prices and more biofuels. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge. in 2008, against 3.3% billion tonnes in 1970, to 22.5

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Norweign Drivers switch to Electric Cars

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Americans still love their air-polluting and smog-producing gas guzzlers. Most people do know and feel that if we drive electric cars we could reduce the consumption of oil and could reduce pollution. Buyers of EV became exempted from paying VAT in 2001. It is seen only one third is taking step to buy at any point of time.

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Annual increases in CO2 slows down

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With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3 per cent in 2007.

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US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Declined by 2.8% in 2008; Transportation-Related Emissions Down 5.2%

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Energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% US carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8% This is the largest annual decline in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since EIA began annual reporting on greenhouse gas emissions. Since 1990, transportation sector CO2 emissions have risen by 21.1%—an

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