Studies: 2013 Worldwide Carbon Emissions Higher than Ever

World leaders gathering today in New York City for a United Nations climate summit will be greeted by the news that the world is doing worse than ever in reducing carbon emissions.

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September 23, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


A series of new studies finds that the world broke its own record for carbon dioxide emissions in 2013, according to an article by Timothy Cama.

"Human activity, mainly burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal, emitted 39.8 billion tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide last year, 2.3 percent more than 2012, according to the studies published Sunday in Nature Geoscience and Nature Climate Change."

The studies are the work of the Global Carbon Project, which also spoke to the Associated Press about the findings.

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