5 Big Trends That Increased Earth’s Carbon Pollution

5 Big Trends That Increased Earth’s Carbon Pollution

The world’s carbon pollution from fossil fuels rose this year, reaching a record high, according to new research published today. This is the third year in a row that carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil fuels have increased. “Obviously it’s a bad thing,” Rob Jackson, an Earth-science professor at Stanford University who led the new research, told me.