US Carbon Emissions Up Another 1.6% In 2007 - 96 MMT Beyond 2006 Totals - AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels increased 1.6 percent in 2007, a preliminary government estimate showed Tuesday.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said emissions rose to 5,984 million metric tonnes last year from 5,888 million in 2006.

The agency said factors that drove the emissions increase included weather conditions that increased the demand for heating and cooling services and "a higher carbon intensity of electricity supply," according to an agency statement.

Total US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have grown by 19.4 percent since 1990, according to the agency. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions -- from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas -- account for over 80 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for climate change.

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