Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Carbon dioxide is the most significant greenhouse gas, and most countries have been pumping out a lot more of it over the last two decades. There are a few countries that have cut emissions, but no one really wants to follow their lead. Russia and Ukraine saw their economies take a nosedive after the fall of the Soviet Union. A sinking economy produces fewer goods, fewer jobs, and fewer greenhouse gases. There are better examples, however. Britain and France have kept their economies growing and their greenhouse emissions level by changing their energy strategies. France has invested heavily in nuclear power, and Britain has been shifting from coal to cleaner natural gas.