Global Warming Gas Seen Increasing Dramatically

Reuters ^ | Wed Nov 19, 2003 | Jeff Franks

[presidio9]

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide, considered a culprit in global warming (news - web sites), are expected to increase by 3.5 billion tonnes, or 50 percent, annually by the year 2020, an executive for ExxonMobil Corp said on Wednesday.

At the same time, global demand for energy will rise by 40 percent as the world population increases and economies grow, said Randy Broiles, global planning manager for Exxon's oil and gas production unit.

"Between now and 2020 we estimate increases of some 3.5 billion tonnes per year of additional carbon emissions, so it's definitely increasing," Broiles said at an energy conference sponsored by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.

He said about 7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, go into the earth's atmosphere each year from power plants, cars and other sources.

Experts say the United States, which has the world's largest economy and 4 percent of its population, is responsible for about 25 percent of so-called "greenhouse" gases now produced, but Broiles said most future growth in output will come from developing countries.

"Eighty percent of that number, 80 percent of 3.5 billion tonnes, is going to be driven by those developing countries, those economies that are growing at the 4 to 5 percent range, so that's where it's coming from," he said.

A huge increase in the number of cars will cause part of the pollution growth.

Broiles said there are now 15 cars for every 1,000 people in the world, but ExxonMobil expects that number to rise to 50 cars per 1,000 by 2020.

He said ExxonMobil foresees a 40 percent increase in energy demand even though humans are boosting their energy efficiency by about 1 percent a year. Despite advances in technology most energy will still come from fossil fuels, and in particular oil and gas, of which there remain very large reserves, he said.

"The oil resource base is huge -- it's huge -- and we expect it to satisfy world demand growth well beyond 2020," he said.

[Scannall]

Actually, I'm betting all that hot air and gas are coming from the mayor of London and Jacque Chirac.

Dan

[neverdem]

And the sky is falling. Check this link.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1011848/posts

[Always Right]

Global Warming Gas Seen Increasing Dramatically

"Global Warming Gas", LOL! There's a new term. Now Greenhouse gases are just called Global Warming Gas, that's a pretty good way to skip the theory part where you have to explain yourself.

[neverdem]

Ping

[woofie]

hmmmmmm

Speaking of Hummers,I notice Monica Lewinsky is their new spokesperson

[keithtoo]

What they never tell you in these articles, is that carbon dioxide is not only naturally occuring, it is necessary for life!

carbon dioxide

n : a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

[presidio9]

"Global Warming Gas", LOL! There's a new term.

I got a kick out of that too. Is that what you get when you pull Algore's finger?

[Hunble]

Ok, who farted?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Wasn't Teddy RAT Kennedy just down there?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

More water vapor in the air?

[_Jim]

He said about 7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels

Tired old saw -

- those are terrestial deposits of carbon-based compounds; UNLESS one is willing to demonstrate that EVERY other rich vein of 'ore' (like gold, silver or copper) is ALSO the result of long-ago 'dinosaur' life ...

[Uncle Miltie]

Glad to hear it. My tomatoes are carbon dioxide starved, and will flourish the more I drive my SUV.

[Uncle Miltie]

The world's second largest emitter of carbon dioxide is the "Rain Forest," aka the jungle.

If recollection serves, decomposition of organic matter in the ocean is #1, jungles are #2, volcanoes are #3, and waaaaaay down the list is mankind at something like 1% of total CO2 emissions.

Clearcut the Amazon. That's the quickest way to stop CO2 emissions.

[Revel]

"He said about 7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, go into the earth's atmosphere each year from power plants, cars and other sources."

other sources....Hmmmm.....Like half of California burning because of Government policys enacted to please enviromental groups who go over the top.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.

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I don't get offended if you want to be removed.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[desertcry]

How many TONs of CO2 does jeff franks think were released by the Arizona fire last year and this years Califonia fire? Assuming an average tree to weigh 1 ton(very conservative estimate) and for every ton of wood burned it produces 3 tons of CO2 and there are 4000 trees/acre and a consrvative estimate of 250,000 acres burned. This amounts to about 3 billion tons of CO2. Tell this to the environmentalist wacko. What benifits did the people of California and Arizona get for the torching of those 250,000 acres? Burned out homes. And oh yeah torching houses also produces not only CO2, but also tons of toxic and deadly gases, SO2, NO, CO,....

[keithtoo]

Soooo....plants can tell the difference between 'organic' CO2 and the man-made stuff? And the fact that C02 isn't a bad chemical after all shouldn't be mentioned?

A half-truth is a lie. Tell the whole story.