Carbon Emissions: Continuing Growth Despite International Efforts

World Watch Institute, August 8, 2008

Between 2000 and 2007, carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion worldwide increased 22 percent to an estimated 8.2 billion tons, according to the latest Vital Signs Update. China accounted for a staggering 57 percent of the growth during this period, while India contributed 8 percent and the United States and Europe contributed 4 and 3 percent, respectively. But, despite the dramatic rise in China's emissions, Americans still outpace the Chinese more than 4 to 1 in per capita carbon emissions. Read more...