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Carbon emissions show sharp riseAny progress we have made towards sustainable infrastructure clearly has not helped curb carbon emissions - this report by the Global Carbon Project shows that the rate of carbon emissions has been sharply accelerating since 2000, much more rapidly than in the 1990s. Much of the acceleration has been caused by "a rise in charcoal consumption and a lack of new energy efficiency gains." The rise in charcoal consumption is blamed on increased oil prices, as charcoal burning releases even more carbon. So it would seem that rising oil prices have actually worsened the situation, which would not seem to bode well for those who hope that expensive oil will solve our climate change problem. |