Emissions increased by 0.5% to 392.2kt of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, compared to 390.3kt in 2010.
The EU's statistical agency Eurostat estimates that from 2011 to 2012, CO2 emissions increased by 3.9% in the UK. The rise is most likely to be due to increased coal burning.
However, it says while average emissions per oil barrel are declining, since the demand for oil production has increased, overall emissions have increased as well.
Those Annex 1 countries that ratified the accord only managed to reduce their gas emissions by three percent from 1990-2000 (in real terms their emissions actually increased by 8 percent, although that figure was offset by a sharp decrease in emissions from the collapsing economies of the former Soviet Union).
Total U.S. emissions have increased by 7.3 percent from 1990 to 2009, an average annual increase of 0.4 percent.
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Crop yields are now projected to be better, natural gas-fired distilling is projected to get more efficient, and the carbon emissions from increased land use are now less than previously calculated.
Many scientists blame increased emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, or CO2.
This could be due to the thawing of the Northern permafrost and increased emissions from tropical wetlands.
Many scientists blame increased emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, or CO2.
The emissions implications of increased wind power penetration is to a large extent determined by the portfolio of other power plants.
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The U.S. trend hasn't led to a global decline in carbon emissions, which increased 15% from 2005 through 2011, according to federal statistics.
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Natural processes involving changes in the Sun could have at least as powerful an effect on global temperature as increased emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Current models show that Earth is getting warmer and warmer due to increased emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels and other human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Those very herbicide-resistant plants, now grown on more than 220 million acres annually worldwide, have spurred the adoption of more environment-friendly herbicides and agricultural practices--changes that have markedly reduced soil erosion, the runoff of agricultural chemicals and carbon dioxide emissions, and increased yields.
There would also be global impacts through increased carbon emissions and massive loss of biodiversity.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, for instance, found that factoring in infrastructure construction plus vehicle and fuel production increased total emissions for various modes of transportation, particularly train.
But that, so runs the argument, would have happened anyway - and if some coal replaces some nuclear, then emissions will have been increased compared with what would have happened without the change.
In fact, EPA knew that sweeping GHGs into the PSD program was unreasonable and absurd, because it unilaterally increased the emissions limit that triggers the need for businesses to seek an emissions permit.
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The markets are perfectly capable of winnowing things out on their own, and have already created a dramatic reduction in US greenhouse gas emissions thanks to the increased use of natural gas in power generation.
Since this apparently resulted from natural influences, then why is more recent warming being attributed to increased atmospheric CO2 emissions?
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Growth in the world economy, increased fossil fuel emissions since 2000 and a decline in the efficiency of the ocean and land 'sinks' to absorb carbon emissions.
The discrepancy between computer modelling and reality is most likely due to the fact that simulations have failed to fully take into account the impact of increased levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere, the researchers believe.
The authors say a higher limit could increase gas emissions and air pollution and could lead to increased obesity, with more people taking advantage of shorter car journeys.
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The flip side to this increased focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions is that, industrially at least, the demand for carbon dioxide as an input into processes is increasing.
But since then, soot in the snow has increased several times over due mainly to industrial emissions.
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Their increased capacity reduces collection trips, fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions by 80%.
The wizardry in this engine is that Bentley managed to lighten up the Co2 emissions load by 15% in its engineering and physics (lighter materials and increased air flow).
Along with advances in renewable energy and increased efficiency, our investments in natural gas can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
On motoring, the increased efficiency of new cars to meet EU targets has helped to cut carbon emissions.
Finally, the same energy policies which drove increased reliance on renewable generation and energy efficiency requirements have also contributed to carbon emissions reductions.
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