CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2009
billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 )—a byproduct of fossil fuel burning—and 12.2 molecules of carbon dioxide entered the atmosphere last year and stayed there—slightly less than the 2.2 Emerging from that natural variability is a consistent upward trend produced by burning coal, oil, and gas for transportation and industry.
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