A research study investigates the impact of emissions from fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers on the increase in wildfire activity in western North America. The study reveals that a significant portion of the increase can be attributed to these emissions.
This research really focused on one key question," she told an assembly of AGU scientists,"which was, 'How much of the increase in wildfire activity in western North America is attributable to emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers ?'" Her team’s research began how all good research begins: with data.
Although best estimates show a total of 1,499 gigatons of global-warming–exacerbating COhave been added to the Earth's atmosphere by the actions of us humans since 1751, only 342 gigatons of those were emitted up to 1964 — 23 percent of the total emissions during those 213 years, which was 80 percent per cent of that full time frame. On the other hand, 1,157 gigatons were emitted between 1965 and 2015 — that’s 77 percent of total emissions emitted during only the remaining 20 percent of the period in question.emissions is not a surprise. There are more and more of us on this planet, and globally we're driving more, flying more, using electricity more, heating our homes more, and generally living more carbon-intensive lives than ever befor
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