WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. and European researchers said carbon dioxide emissions are growing faster, despite efforts to curb the release of CO2.
The Global Carbon Project said anthropogenic CO2 emissions have been growing about four times faster since 2000 than during the previous decade. Carbon released from burning fossil fuels and producing cement increased 2.9 percent in 2007 to 8.47 gigatons, The Washington Post said.
Deforestation in tropical countries has added an estimated 1.5 billion tons of emissions to the atmosphere, the report said.
"This new update of the carbon budget shows the acceleration of both CO2 emissions and atmospheric accumulation are unprecedented and most astonishing during a decade of intense international developments to address climate change," Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project, said Thursday in a statement.
