CO2 concentration levels in Japan hit record highs in 2016

The average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit record highs at all observation points in Japan in 2016, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday, underscoring the continuing upward trend in levels of the global warming-causing greenhouse gas.Data collected in Japan show the CO2 concentration levels hit record highs every year since 1997 when the nation increased the number of observation points to three. The concentration increase last year was larger than the average growth over the past decade.The record readings are believed to be due in part to a fall in CO2 abs…READ FULL ARTICLE