Comments on: Global carbon emissions to rise 2.5% in 2015 – PwC

By: Kurt Kuzba

Kurt Kuzba — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:09:00 +0000

And if there is eventually some change in global temperature at some point in the future, the increase in CO2 will be considered the cause of that warming. While the greenhouse effect is immediate, there is a complex system of levers and pulleys that proves the link between CO2 and global temperature.

By: Dale Ondeck

Dale Ondeck — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 07:45:00 +0000

Silly – with the lower oil prices, carbon emissions will rise a LOT as industry and consumers take advantage of the cheaper energy. I bet it goes up a full 5% in 2015 if oil prices stay under $60/barrel.

By: Robin_Guenier

Robin_Guenier — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:30:00 +0000

It would be wise to face the harsh reality that there is no prospect of the “deep and immediate emissions reductions” necessary for total decarbonisation by 2050. There are many reasons for this: not least that the concept of the vast worldwide regulatory and social engineering project that would be necessary to make a global deal possible is and has always been hopelessly fanciful. But, in any case, the developing economies, responsible for about 65% of GHG emissions, have made it clear that they intend to prioritise economic development and the alleviation of poverty – a position they’re entitled to take under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Hence China’s recent statement (in a joint announcement with the US) that it intended to continue to increase its emissions for another sixteen years and hence this statement by India’s environment minister: “Twenty percent of our population doesn’t have access to electricity, and that’s our top priority. We will grow faster, and our emissions will rise.”
(http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/world/asia/25climate.html?_r=0)