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In 1860 atmospheric co2 was at 288 ppm [0]. By 1960 it was around 317 ppm [1]. A difference of 29 ppm which works out to about 226.78 gigatons of co2 [2]. In 2
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In 1860 atmospheric co2 was at 288 ppm [0]. By 1960 it was around 317 ppm [1]. A difference of 29 ppm which works out to about 226.78 gigatons of co2 [2].
In 2022 we emitted 37.5 gigatons of co2, up 0.9% from 2021 [3]. We are currently emitting an "industrial revolution" of co2 every ~6 years.
[0]: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-05-23-0005230241-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-05-23-000523...
[1]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091926/atmospheric-concentration-of-co2-historic/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091926/atmospheric-conc...
[2]: https://www.quora.com/How-many-grams-of-CO2-are-in-the-atmosphere-The-number-of-moles-of-air-are-1-8194-x-10-20-10-to-the-20th-power-PPM-is-315-97 https://www.quora.com/How-many-grams-of-CO2-are-in-the-atmos...
[3] https://www.statista.com/statistics/276629/global-co2-emissions/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/276629/global-co2-emissi...