Forum Eco-Citoyen - Environnement et Ecologie

GLOBAL WARMING BY THE NUMBERS

1st Rank of 2006 as hottest year on record in the continental United States.

1st Rank of America as top global warming polluter, emitting almost as much as the European Union, Russia and Japan combined.

20%Percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since 1990.

15%Percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions forecasted by 2020 if we do not cap pollution.

80%Percent decrease in America's global warming pollution required by 2050 to prevent the worst consequences of global warming.


78 Number of days by which the U.S. fire season has increased over the past 20 years - tied closely to increased temperatures and earlier snowmelt.

200 million Number of people who could be displaced globally by extreme droughts, sea level rise and flooding by 2080.


358 Number of U.S. mayors (representing 55 million Americans) who have signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement pledging to meet or beat Kyoto goals in their communities.


0 Number of federal bills passed by Congress to set a mandatory, economy-wide cap on America's global warming pollution.


0Number of times President Bush has mentioned "global warming" or "climate change" in his previous State of the Union speeches.