Uh Oh, More Carbon Dioxide Emissions

September 26, 2008

Carbon dioxide emissions are accelerating and close to the highest scenarios considered by the Intergovernmental Panal on Climate Change. Poor, developing countries lead in the output of global emissions. This is because of the explosive economic expansion in the burning of coal and manufacturing cement. Oceans and forests that usually suck in more than half of the gas emitted each year have declined in efficiency have not kept up with the rising emissions. If carbon dioxide keeps increasing and the natural "sink"weaken, more global warming may occur.
Alternative fuels should be used so there would be less carbon dioxide emitted into the air.
Although it is great that countries are advancing, manufacturing and burning coal harms the environment. If other countries help the developing countries fund alternative fuel resources, carbon dioxide emissions can decrease. If not, global warming will worsen and the world would become more polluted!

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/co2-flow-speeds-up-poor-countries-now-lead/?scp=1&sq=flows%20speeds%20up%20poor%20countries&st=cse