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The world's local bankFacts about CO2
- The world has 600 million motor vehicles today. By 2030, there will be an estimated 1,200 million vehicles on the world's roads.
- The world's busiest airports, Atlanta Hartsfield, Jackson International, Chicago O'Hare, London Heathrow and Tokyo International together accommodate 72 million passengers every year and have 53 planes taking off every minute.
- A properly tuned and lubricated engine can make vehicles ten times more efficient.
- You can reduce your emissions when driving simply by reducing your speed. 20% more fuel is needed when driving at 120kph (75mph) versus 100kph (65mph).
- One tree can filter up to 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of pollutants from the air each year.
- 83% of Indonesia's annual emissions and 60% of Brazil's come from the destruction of their forests – almost 10% of the world's total emissions.
- 'The deterioration of corals such as elkhorn and staghorn is a symptom of a problem that is impacting coral reefs around the world. That problem is global warming.' Dr. John Rollino, lead scientist on Earthwatch project 'Bahamian Reef Survey'.
- The world's peatlands, running in a broad strip at the edge of the Arctic, contain as much as 20% of the world's carbon, locked in permafrost. What will happen if global warming thaws the permafrost?
