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U.S. carbon emissions slip seen separate from trend

Posted on 24 May 2007 | 0 Comments

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By Timothy Gardner, Reuters NEW YORK - President George W. Bush said his voluntary plan to cut greenhouse gases is on track, citing a 2006 dip in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, but environmentalists say the change is a temporary blip that goes against an overall trend. U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels dropped 1.3 percent last year, the Energy Information Administration said late on Wednesday, the third time in 16 years that these emissions fell. Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have grown 17.9 percent since 1990. Bush, who opposes mandatory caps on emissions, said in a statement on Wednesday night that this report puts his program for reducing greenhouse gas intensity -- the amount of emissions per unit of economic growth -- "well ahead of what is needed" to meet the White House goal of cutting this figure by 18 percent by 2012. Read more on www.scientificamerican.com.