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Nitpicking, but it's 0.04%, sadly.
by throwaway5752 7y ago
Nitpicking, but it's 0.04%, sadly.
- MChristopherson 7y agoThanks for the correction! Fixed.
- MuffinFlavored 7y agodumb question but like, 100 years, was it 0.03% and little by little it has crept up to 0.04% due to "humanity" lately?
- throwaway5752 7y agoIt's not a dumb question. You're right. It was just below 300ppm a century ago, and it's a bit over 410ppm now. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2915/the-atmosphere-getting-a-handle-on-carbon-dioxide/ https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2915/the-atmosphere-getting-a-... is a good overview. The NOAA has a station on Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It has been continuously collecting CO2 data since 1958 and CO2 has gone from just over 300ppm to the current 414ppm.
- MuffinFlavored 7y agoHow much carbon capture would it take to get from 414ppm to 300ppm? Or is the new goal to just stay at/around 414ppm and not go backwards?