For decades people have been campaigning, fighting to stop climate change. After Kyoto, Copenhagen, Cancun and IPCC our global politicians still haven’t agreed how to stop cataclysmic climate change.
But it appears all those little things that I and hopefully you have been doing to save energy, reduce car use, thinking about our planet have started to make a difference.
In 2012 CO2 emissions grew by less than the previous year and less than a third of the global rise in GDP of 3.5%. Breaking the link between GDP rises and CO2 increases is the key to humanity living on this planet with a secure future.
Apparently htis indicates Kuznets curve where higher levels of economic development countries use resources more smartly and economically reducing pollution.
Are you doing enough to reduce your carbon footprint?