Greenhouse gas emissions just went the wrong way, again

After years of promise, we're going backwards on greenhouse gases.

Global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to rise by 2 percent in 2017, following a flat line between 2014 and 2016.

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These results come from researchers at the Global Carbon Project, showing an unexpected increase in emissions from the world's top carbon emitter, China. It seems complacency from governments is a lot to blame, in missing our climate goals.

"The slowdown in emissions growth from 2014 to 2016 was always a delicate balance, and the likely 2 percent increase in 2017 clearly demonstrates that we can’t take the recent slowdown for granted," Robbie Andrew, the report's co-author, said in a statement. Read more...

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