SUGAR LAND--August 1, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Although CO2 emissions in some of the regions that historically lead in emissions decreased in 2011, the overall global increase for the year was 3%, representing a record high of 34 billion tons. China's average per capita CO2 emissions increased by 9% to 7.2 tons, according to a report published by the European Commission's joint research center, in conjunction with the Netherland's environmental assessment agency.