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According to forecasts, the Dutch Environment Agency, which used the latest company BP, the global growth of emissions of carbon dioxide slowed to half of the year 2007. In 2008 were higher by 1.7%, while the year before, and grew by 3.3% in recent years, even up to 4%. What do you can? Economic crisis, high oil prices, increased emphasis on the use of renewable energy sources. In 2008, the air was removed about 31.5 billion tons of CO2 in 1970 while it was 15.3 billion tones. In the past year to reduce global oil consumption by 0.6%, this was the first decline since 1992.
The biggest fall in recorded United States of America - 7% Meanwhile,
China increased its consumption, and to three percent. According to the
report, BP and the Dutch agency has an impact on reducing emissions of
the use of bio fuels in transport. In 2008, they save about 100 million
tones of CO2 and provide a total of 2.5% of fuel consumption. A very
important role of wind power, in 2008, with global capacity increased
by 30% - in the U.S. by 50% in China, even at 100%. There are renewable
sources of energy take care of 4.4% of global electricity production.
To save 500 million tones of CO2 Still, however, increase the emissions
from coal-fired power plants, although more slowly than in previous
years - by 3.5% instead of the previous 5%. The reduction mainly
contributed system of emission allowances to the European Union, but
also a global recession. The report also shows that while in the U.S.
and EU issue an overall downward trend, emerging economies such as
China, India or Russia is on the rise - albeit at a slower rate than in
previous years. Interesting number: in the EU accounts for 8.5 tons of
CO2 emissions per capita (down from 9 in 1990), in China is 5.5 tons,
18.5 tons in the U.S.
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