2009Nov17: Each human consumes goods and services worth 1.3 tons of carbon, according to the Global Carbon Project. Each human consumed goods and services worth 1.1 tons of carbon in 2000 (BBC).
Reference: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8364926.stm
Read the Global Carbon Project’s 2008 Carbon Budget report - released 2009Nov17 http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/index.htm
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