Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said.
Well, that’s not the notable bit. Almost every year has seen increasing global CO2 emissions since the start of the industrial revolution. But what’s interesting is that this year or next year are when global emissions are projected to peak, and then come down. So sometime next year, fingers crossed, we’ll be seeing a different headline.
I’d have expected that we’d passed the peak already tbh. Anecdotally, I’ve seen a hell of a lot more windmills on the road or on barges than I’ve seen actually installed, but still, they’re all on their way to somewhere, and as commonly as I see them being shipped, it feels like they’ve almost definitely have had to start a decline by now…
There IS a really low rate of utilization though I suppose. I’m kinda hoping that’s just a matter of silliness with rules on who gets to sell their power into the grid or whatnot.
And the global population is rising, so probably the carbon footprint per capita is declining but this is offset by the population growth. Plus we (human beings) have embraced a very wasteful lifestyle which doesn’t help. Unfortunately the effects will be felt by our children the most and the future generation.
Well, that’s not the notable bit. Almost every year has seen increasing global CO2 emissions since the start of the industrial revolution. But what’s interesting is that this year or next year are when global emissions are projected to peak, and then come down. So sometime next year, fingers crossed, we’ll be seeing a different headline.
I’d have expected that we’d passed the peak already tbh. Anecdotally, I’ve seen a hell of a lot more windmills on the road or on barges than I’ve seen actually installed, but still, they’re all on their way to somewhere, and as commonly as I see them being shipped, it feels like they’ve almost definitely have had to start a decline by now…
There IS a really low rate of utilization though I suppose. I’m kinda hoping that’s just a matter of silliness with rules on who gets to sell their power into the grid or whatnot.
And the global population is rising, so probably the carbon footprint per capita is declining but this is offset by the population growth. Plus we (human beings) have embraced a very wasteful lifestyle which doesn’t help. Unfortunately the effects will be felt by our children the most and the future generation.