Global Warming Numbers - The Shocking Figures of Global Warming
Global warming had been and still is the most serious environmental
threat of our time. It is a reality that as developments in modern
science balloon, high risks of depletion and problems in our Mother
Nature soar high as the sky scrapers of our time, even beyond. As the
facts below show, affordable options are available and America cannot
afford to fall behind any more in the race to invent clean, renewable
energy sources.
As the Congress begins to debate global warming policy, this list
reveals that the startling global warming facts underscores what's at
stake and why 2007 must be a year for effective national action.
1. 1 - The rank of 2006 as hottest year on record in the continental
United States.
2. 1- The rank of America as top global warming polluter in the world.
3. 20% - The percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions from
the burning of fossil fuels since 1990.
4. 15% - The percent increase of America's carbon dioxide emissions
forecasted by 2020 if we do not cap pollution.
5. 80% - The percentage decrease in the United States' global warming
pollution required by 2050 to prevent the worst consequences of global
warming.
6. 78 - The number of days by which the US fire season has increased
over the past 20 years - tied closely to increased temperatures and
earlier snow melt.
7. 200 million - The number of people around the world who could be
displaced by more intense droughts, sea level rise and flooding by 2080.
8. 358 - The number of United States' mayors (who represent 55 million
Americans) who have signed the United States' Mayors Climate Protection
Agreement pledging to meet or beat Kyoto goals in their communities.
9. 0 - The number of federal bills passed to cap America's global
warming pollution.
10. 1 - The number of times President Bush has mentioned "climate
change" or "global warming" in his previous six State of the Union
speeches.
11. 45% - The increase in world’s solar generating capacity in 2005.
12. 2 - The rank of China as global producer of solar cells, behind
Japan.
13. $1.5 billion - The amount the US government spends a year on
renewable energy research.
14. $1 billion - The Exxon Mobil's daily revenue.
15. $2 billion - The amount GE Energy Financial Services invested in
wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy in 2007.
16. $200 billion - The amount China has committed to invest in renewable
energy sources over the next 15 years.
17. 0.74% - The projected cost of smart cap-and-trade climate policy on
US economic output in 2030.
18. 100% - The projected growth of the US economy by 2030.
19. 53 - The number of senators supporting cap and trade legislation.
The number of bills passed by Congress to cap and reduce America's
global warming pollution. |
