News Alert: ‘Blowing through our carbon budget’: Avoiding catastrophic impacts from warming gets harder as carbon emissions hit another record

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry rose 0.6 percent this year, according to an estimate from the Global Carbon Project. Emissions have risen for three consecutive years, at a time when they must drop sharply if the world is to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. "We're blowing through our carbon budget the way an addict blows through cash," said one author of the report.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Dec 3, 7:01 PM     'Blowing through our carbon budget': Avoiding catastrophic impacts from warming gets harder as carbon emissions hit another record Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry rose 0.6 percent this year, according to an estimate from the Global Carbon Project. Emissions have risen for three consecutive years, at a time when they must drop sharply if the world is to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. "We're blowing through our carbon budget the way an addict blows through cash," said one author of the report. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071