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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (2676)	9/24/2011 12:07:05 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 85487

Long-term trend in global CO2 emissions. 2011 report from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) After a 1% decline in 2009, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by more than 5% in 2010, which is unprecedented in the last two decades, but similar to the increase in 1976 when the global economy was recovering from the first oil crisis and subsequent stock market crash. CO2 emissions went up in most of the major economies, led by China and India with increases of 10% and 9% respectively. The average annual growth rate in CO2 emissions over the last three years of the credit crunch, including a 1% increase in 2008 when the first impacts became visible, is 1.7%, almost equal to the long-term annual average of 1.9% for the preceding two decades back to 1990. However, most industrialised countries have not recovered fully from their decreases in emissions of 7 to 12% in 2009. The industrialised countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol plus the non-ratifying USA have emitted approximately 7.5% less CO2 in 2010 than in 1990 and collectively remain on target to meet the original Kyoto Protocol objective of a 5.2% reduction. However, there are large national differences, with for instance over the period 1990 – 2010 decreases in CO2 emissions in the EU and Russia, increases in the USA and stabilisation in Japan.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (2676)	9/24/2011 4:51:40 PM
From: Sdgla	7 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

115 years worth of analysis ? The earth is somewhere around 5 billion years old... We've been around some 7K years... The industrial revolution was born some 270 years ago... Taking those 3 facts into consideration the conclusions you have posted, all based on 115 years worth of data, seem somewhat lacking depth from just a numbers perspective. Wouldn't you agree the that the cure you are prescribing could possibly kill as many, if not more, people than your projected consequences ?