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Global industrial carbon emissions to reach all-time high in 2018

Latest predictions dash hopes that industrial carbon dioxide emissions have peaked.
  1. Jeff Tollefson
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Global industrial emissions of carbon dioxide are likely to have risen by 2.7% in 2018 to reach an all-time high, marking a second year of strong growth after a brief period of relatively stable emissions, an international consortium of scientists reports.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07666-6

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