The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has predicted that global carbon dioxide emissions will rise by 60% between 2004 and 2030.
“In its annual International Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration predicts oil consumption will grow by 42 per cent, natural gas consumption by 65 per cent, and coal consumption by 74 per cent.
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According to the Guardian, the UK and Germany believe they are close to a deal between the US, China and India to linked regional carbon trading schemes.
“Tony Blair believes he is close to persuading George Bush to accept an ambitious plan to bring the world’s greatest polluters into international partnership to fight climate [...]

The Economist has an article about climate change and global warming in Africa, and the African responses. The 1-sentence summary:
“Rich countries may be largely to blame for adding climate change to Africa’s litany of problems, but the continent’s own politicians have yet to take it seriously.”
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It is easy to forget, amid all the doomsday talk about climate change, that there will also be winners as well as losers from the resulting changes to our environment. Gideon Rachman, columnist in the FT, argued yesterday that one challenge facing anyone seeking to tackle climate change is that the costs and [...]

Today’s Guardian has an article about the rush to industrialization in China and India, and the rise in carbon emissions caused by this economic growth.
“When negotiations start this December for a deal to replace the Kyoto protocol, China and India will resist binding targets to reduce emissions. New Delhi will probably seek technology to [...]