Carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere in 2014 hit record Bashny.Net

Despite all the programs for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, in 2014 they will reach a record 40 billion tons. These data are presented by the international environmental project Global Carbon Project in the next update of the "Global carbon budget".

According to the document, this year in the planet's atmosphere will take 2.5% more carbon dioxide than in the year 2013. the Major share, which is 43% of the total emissions accounts for greenhouse gases, which are formed from the combustion of coal.





Experts also estimate that the second largest air polluter on the planet is oil. Burning clean oil and refined petroleum products accounts for nearly 33% of total emissions. The burning of natural gas occupies the third position with 18% of carbon dioxide.

In addition, there are other sources of pollution. For example, cement manufacturing is helping to pollute the atmosphere of 5-6% annually. In total, this amounts to approximately 39 billion tons per year. Some experts suggest emissions of around 35 billion tonnes, but this is the most optimistic projections.

If to divide the resulting atmospheric pollution on the number of people living on the planet, it turns out that for each person has about 1.4 tons of emissions according 2013.

It should be noted that the soil and the oceans, all the past decade has absorbed almost half of all emissions – more than 44%. But now the planet's surface loses its ability to absorb excess carbon dioxide in connection with the rapid growth of their volumes.

According to experts, the world population has received from her a quota on the total volume of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which cannot be exceeded. Otherwise, the annual average temperature of the planet may increase by two degrees or more.

According to scientists, the quota is in the range of 1.2 trillion tons, two-thirds of them which humanity has already spent. The remaining limit at the current rate of pollution will last for a maximum of 30 years.

Since shifting the temperature will inevitably entail a change of climate, it is necessary to take bold and decisive action now. One of the main conditions, according to experts, would be the limitation of fossil fuels, at least 50% of which must remain intact.

The second step offered by specialists, the creation of underground tanks for cutting carbon dioxide, the excess of which necessary to begin to extract from the air by special technology. These issues should become the main climate Summit on 23 September in new York under the auspices of the UN, declares the authors.

Source: zeleneet.com