World Emissions of Carbon Soar

World emissions of carbon dioxide soar higher than experts’ worst case scenario for climate

By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, November 3, 3:10 PM

WASHINGTON — The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world’s efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.

The new figures for 2010 mean that levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago.