WASHINGTON — After several years of little growth, global emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide experienced their largest jump in seven years, discouraging scientists. Global Carbon Project chairman Rob Jackson, a Stanford University climate scientist, said he was discouraged. China increased its emissions to 11.4 billion tons (10.3 billion metric tons), while the U.S. jumped to a shade under 6 billion tons (5.4 metric tons). The European Union spewed 3.9 billion tons (3.5 billion metric tons) and India soared to 2.9 billion tons (2.6 billion metric tons). Global carbon dioxide emissions have increased 55 per cent in the last 20 years, the calculations show.

Source: National Post December 05, 2018 18:06 UTC