Around 30 billion tonnes of Carbon dioxide were released into the atmosphere in 2007. Public utilities – the companies responsible for providing electricity and heat – emitted 36.3% of the total, followed by the transport industry with 25.5%. Road transport alone produced 4.8 billion tonnes of CO2 or 16% of global carbon emissions. Energy-intensive industries such as steel-making have high carbon emissions. But so too does agriculture. Deforestation is estimated to be responsible for 17% of greenhouse gas emissions.
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