Natural gases are also increasing carbon emissions

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Paris, AFP. A record increase in global carbon emissions has been registered this year due to the increasing use of natural gases. This situation is when many countries have declared a climate emergency along with reducing coal consumption. This has been claimed in a new study. The Global Carbon Project said in its annual analysis that carbon emissions increased by 0.6 percent this year due to natural gases used in kitchens and vehicles. Although this figure is lower than last year we need to be aware of global warming.

In three global studies, the authors attributed the increase in emissions to natural gas and oil. It also means that coal usage has started to decline in the United States and Europe. Corinne Le Quer, the author of the Carbon Budget Report and East Anglia University, said, “It is well known that fluctuations in coal use cause climate changes globally, but the use of oil and especially natural gas The increase has also increased carbon emissions. ‘ He said carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen sharply in recent decades, with an average of 410 ppm (million per million) spread this year. This level is the highest in eight million years.

Needs to reduce emissions by 7.6 percent

Quer said, “This report may make the delegates at the United Nations (UN) climate talks in Madrid uncomfortable.” On the warning of the world’s top climate scientists, we need to work in time. Last week, the UN said that global emissions need to be reduced by 7.6 percent every year. So that by the year 2030 the temperature can be stabilized to 1.7 ° C (2.6 F).

Record heat was recorded in 2010

The temperature has increased by one degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution. Due to this, incidents of severe storms, droughts, forest arson, and flooding have increased and climate change has become more intensified. The UN said that in the first decade of the 21st century, the record heat was recorded in the year 2010 and this year the heat could affect about 2.2 lakh people.

Need to promote low carbon technology

The authors of this study reported that the emissions increase in 2019 is slower than in the previous two years. Nevertheless, the demand for energy indicates that there is a need to increase the use of low carbon technology like wind and solar energy. There have been four percent more emissions this year as compared to 2015. The Paris Climate Agreement was signed by 195 countries to limit the rise in temperature. The US later disassociated itself from the deal.