The publication notes that global carbon dioxide emissions have risen 19 percent since 1990, more than 25 percent behind goals set forth under the Kyoto Protocol, which called for a 5.2 percent reduction from 1990 levels.

The rise has been driven by surging emissions from China (73 percent increase) and India (88 percent increase) as well as the United States (20 percent increase) and Japan (15 percent increase). Europe's emissions, including only European Monetary Union countries, have climbed by only 3 percent over the period.