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CO₂ Emissions and Atmospheric Levels
Human-induced CO
2
emissions are the primary cause of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and of the warming that follows, and once emitted, CO
2
lingers in the air for an average of over 400 years.
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Yearly Atmospheric CO
2
Increase
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Yearly Average Atmospheric CO
2
Since 1850
1,000 Years
20,000 Years
120,000 Years
800,000 Years
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Monthly Average Atmospheric CO
2
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Human-Induced Yearly CO
2
Emissions
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Yearly Absorption of Human-Induced CO
2
Emissions
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Sources of Yearly Human-Induced CO
2
Emissions
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Sources of Yearly Human-Induced CO
2
Absorption
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Most recent data from Global Carbon Project, NOAA, NOAA/GML