There was some hope before that one of the few positive side effects of the global recession would be a possible trend of less pollutants. However, records show that our continual use of fossil-fuels for energy, such as coal and natural gas, has pumped a half-billion extra tons of carbon into our skies in 2010. According to an article in the New York Times, carbon emissions showed the biggest jump ever recorded in 2010. This is definitely not the path for sustainable development or clean energy implementation. Since then, many steps have been taken worldwide to respond to this complicated issue. Some of these steps are summarized here.
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