{"id":1069,"date":"2010-01-22T00:36:59","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T00:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2016-01-21T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T11:59:35","slug":"time_to_go_green_if_you_weren_t_already_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/time_to_go_green_if_you_weren_t_already_","title":{"rendered":"Time to go green (if you weren&#8217;t already)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite our recent glimpse into what Britain looks like when the Gulf Stream is diverted to Greenland, 2009 was one of the hottest years and 2000-2009 <u>the<\/u> hottest decade on record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Whether the warming is anthropogenic or not, the world&#8217;s average temperature continues to rise. CO2 emissions meanwhile rose by 29% between 2000 and 2008, says the Global Carbon Project , the increases mainly occurring in &ldquo;developing&rdquo; economies, particularly the rampantly growing China.<\/p>\n<p>During a cold spell such as the recent one, we might be tempted to ask, &ldquo;Global warming? What global warming?&rdquo;. However, we can&#8217;t assess climate change by looking out of our windows. It&#8217;s easy to forget that these periods are balanced by warm weather elsewhere. Iceland and Greenland, for example, have been enjoying unseasonably mild weather over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/v\/Office-Supplies\">Recycled office supplies<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite our recent glimpse into what Britain looks like when the Gulf Stream is diverted to Greenland, 2009 was one of the hottest years and 2000-2009 the hottest decade on record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Whether the warming is anthropogenic or not, the world&#8217;s average temperature continues to rise. 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