Carbon dioxide global emissions trends

Keeling C. D. (1993) Global historical CO2 emissions. In Trends 93 A Compendium of Data on Global Change (eds. T. A. Boden, D. P. Kaiser, R. J. Sepanski, and E. W. Stoss). ORNL/CDIAC-65. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, pp. 501-504. 

The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) provides up-to-date information on trends in greenhouse gas emissions and global change http //cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ home.html... 

The 11-15 year Kyoto targets are clearly inadequate to make any dent in future atmospheric concentrations, which is the crucial measure of danger to climate. Even if the protocol were fully implemented, it would only serve to delay by less than a decade the date in the next century at which global carbon dioxide concentrations, under current emissions trends projected by IPCC, would cross the 550 parts per million (ppm) mark that represents a doubling of preindustrial concentrations... 

FIGURE 22.5 Global C02 emissions from fossil fuel and deforestation. Data from Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory http //cdiac.esd.oml.gov/trends/emis/ tre-glob.htm. 

More and more people from less-developed countries are adopting the lifestyle of the United States. Because of this trend, the problems associated with global warming are expected to be dramatically exacerbated. Right now the United States is first worldwide in per capita carbon dioxide emissions, and China is eleventh. However, China is second in total emissions, and the United States is first. What will the world be like if China, India, or another highly populated country forges to the lead to become the largest source of... 

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