Are Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rising More Rapidly Than Expected?

Leggett, Jane A. ; Logan, Jeffrey

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Air pollution;    Carbon dioxide;    Greenhouse gases;    Global climate change;    emissions;   

RP-ID  :  RS22970
RP-ID  :  RS22970_2008Oct17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

At least one recent report and numerous news articles suggest that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are rising more rapidly than expected. While CO2 emissions associated with human activities continue to rise -- and may be worthy of alarm because of their influence on climate change -- any short-term comparisons between actual emissions and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios miss the mark. This report analyzes this issue and the issues associated with IPCC scenarios and trajectories. It also describes the importance of monitoring CO2 emissions and analyzing the factors and forces behind increasing CO2 emissions.