Rich nations' greenhouse gases up, despite KyotoAug 31, 2006 — By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - Industrialized nations' emissions of greenhouse gases edged up
to the highest level in more than a decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight
global warming, data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday.
The figures, based on national submissions to the U.N. Climate Secretariat in Bonn,
indicate many countries will have to do more to meet 2012 goals set by the U.N.'s
Kyoto Protocol for cutting emissions of gases from fossil fuels.
Emissions from 40 industrial nations climbed 1.6 percent overall to 17.8 billion
metric tons of carbon dioxide — mainly from power plants, factories and cars —
in 2004 from in 2003 even though oil prices were surging.
-snip-Most of the 2004 rise was caused by a 1.7 percent gain in emissions in the United
States, the world's biggest source of greenhouse gases, to a record 7.07 billion
metric tons. Emissions in the European Union and Canada also rose while Japan's
dipped.
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