Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reached Record Level in 2011, European Report Says

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Global carbon dioxide emissions in creased by 3 percent in 2011 to record levels driven mainly by sharp rises in China, accordinj to figures published by European researchers July 18. The Trends in Global CO_2 Emissions: 2012 Report published by the European Commission's Joint Re search Center and the Dutch Environmental Assess ment Agency, showed that worldwide energy consumption-related emissions in 2011 were 34 billioi metric tons, up from 33 billion in 2010.