Carbon spike
Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States (click here) soared by an estimated 3.4% in 2018, setting back efforts to curb global warming. The findings, published on 8 January, were based on a preliminary analysis of government and industry data by Rhodium Group, an independent research firm in New York City. The rise followed three consecutive years of decline in US emissions from fossil fuels. It is the second such spike in carbon-emission levels since 2010, when they iEncreased after nearly two years of recession. This hitch in the decline of carbon emissions has made it more difficult for the United States to achieve its goal under the Paris climate agreement of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 26–28% below 2005 levels by 2025, according to the report.
There should be penalties written into the Climate Accords, especially for First World countries that not only know better but, have technology that can overcome such hurdles. I believe this is due to the wayward administration in the White House since 2017.
This is corruption!
EPA Fines for Polluters drop 85 percent. (click here)
This is NOT corruption!
EPA brings in billions in enforcement fines - but most stem from Obama era (click here)
Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (click here)
The Energy Department expects no decline in America’s carbon emissions by 2050.
In fact, according to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projections, our carbon footprint will only get bigger.
The lines estimating our future emissions look placidly flat, which might appear reassuring — until you remember that to stave off the risk of climate change’s catastrophic effects, we need those lines to plummet. Starting yesterday....
