According to the Global Carbon Budget, 2015-2016 will probably see the highest concentrations of atmospheric concentration recorded, and 2016 will be the first full year with concentration over 400ppm. The Global Carbon Budget 2016 shows aiming for temperature rises below 2 degrees is getting ever tighter given the current levels of emissions. adding partly burnt biomass to soils to absorb additional carbon dioxide and air capture, whereby carbon dioxide is removed from ambient air through chemical processes and stored underground. According to the Global Carbon Budget, rapid short term decarbonization of supply and demand, not locking into carbon intensive infrastructure and preparing for sustainable ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is the dominant strategy. While the Global Carbon Budget was prepared without factoring in the outcome of the US election, the question of the Trump presidency’s possible impact is inevitable.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 15, 2016 18:29 UTC