Global CO2 emissions up 6% in 2010

6 November 2011 Geoff Zeiss

According to Oak Ridge national lab (ORNL) Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center latest estimates of emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and cement manufacture suggest that 2010 was a record year for CO2 emissions.  Globally over 33.5 billion metric tons of CO2 were emitted into the atmosphere in 2010, about 5.9% over the 2009 global estimate.  The largest contributor to this increase was China where emissions were up 10% over 2009. In 2009 41 percent of emissions were due to China and the United States.

  • 2008 8748 teragrams carbon
  • 2009 8626   
  • 2010 9138

The largest contributors to total CO2 emissions were coal, liquid fuels, and gas combustion.  CO2  emissions from coal increased 7.6 % over 2009.

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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