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JANUARY 13, 2012

National benefits of the CH 4 plus BC measures versus the reference scenario. Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge. —Shindell et al. Shindell et al., 1210026.

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Carbon Ozone Emissions International 257

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The authors, under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project , reported a 29% increase in global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and by 41% between 2008 and 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto Protocol. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. —Dr Canadell.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change 218

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% Climate Change And The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Most major economies contributed to this increase, led by China, USA, India and EU-27 with increases of 10%, 4%, 9% and 3% respectively. Throughout the Kyoto Protocol period, industrialized countries have made efforts to change their energy sources mix. increase in global CO 2 emissions between 2009 and 2010, according to the report.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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APRIL 16, 2009

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. Reductions in Emissions. C to 2 °C above pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

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