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Carbon Emission: Invalid Strategy and Ecological Rule
Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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Low Carbon Economy·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 80–82·Published 29 November 2012·DOI10.4236/lce.2012.323011
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Abstract
Carbon emission is a problem of global concern because it scares humanity’s living. While CCS (carbon capture and sequestration/storage) strategy received global attention, some scholars argued that the present warming is just a natural step in a long range periodic change of climate. Here we show that it isn’t a natural phenomenon, nor is something con- trollable by the CCS strategy. Carbon emission is governed by an ecological rule of the earth: global carbon emission is linearly correlated to the world population when the latter is larger than 1.3 × 10 9 . Therefore, birth control is an essential component of low carbon economy.
KeywordsCarbon EmissionCCS StrategyWorld PopulationEcological Rule
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