Global CO2 emissions increased by 3% in 2007; China contributing two-thirds to increase

In 2007, global emissions of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel use and cement production increased by 3.1%; in 2006 the emissions increased by 3.5%. High fuel prices worldwide and relatively warm winters in Europe and Asia have mitigated the increase. China’s CO2 emissions, having surpassed the USA’s emissions in 2006, are now estimated to be about 14% higher than those of the USA. Since 1990, global CO2 emissions increased by 34%.