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Oct. 16 2019: 408.64 ppm (/daily-co2)

Oct. 16 2018: 405.87 ppm (/daily-co2)

September CO2
Sep. 2019: 408.55 ppm (/monthly-co2)

Sep. 2018: 405.59 ppm (/monthly-co2)

August Temperature
2nd Hottest Aug since 1880: 2019, 2017 & 2015 (/global-warming-update)

Coldest Aug since 1880: 1908 & 1912 (/global-warming-update)

Global Carbon Emissions (/global-co2-

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Global carbon (C) emissions from fossil fuel use were 9.795 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2014 (or 35.9 GtCO2 of
carbon dioxide). Fossil fuel emissions were 0.6% above emissions in 2013 and 60% above emissions in
1990 (the reference year in the Kyoto Protocol).

Based on a 2015 GDP forecast of 3.1% by the International Monetary Fund, the Global Carbon Project
projects a 2015 decline of 0.6% in global emissions.

Annual Global Carbon Emissions

2015 Global Carbon Budget /
 Global Emissions

Fossil Fuel Land-Use

Year Total & Cement Change

2014 9.795 GtC ~ 0.9 Gtc

2013 9.735 GtC

2012 9.575 GtC

2011 9.449 GtC

2010 9.995 Gtc 9.140 GtC 0.855 GtC

2009 9.567 Gtc 8.700 GtC 0.867 GtC

2008 9.666 Gtc 8.740 GtC 0.926 GtC

2007 9.472 Gtc 8.532 GtC 0.940 GtC

2006 9.355 Gtc 8.363 GtC 0.992 GtC

Source Data Global Carbon Project (http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/) [.xlxs

(http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/Global_Carbon_Project/Global_Carbon_Budget_2015_v1.1.xlsx)]

*Convert carbon to carbon dioxide (CO2) by multiplying the numbers above by 3.67.
1 gigatonne of carbon (GtC) = 1 billion tonnes of carbon

Human Sources
Fossil fuel emissions (including cement production) accounted for about 91% of total CO2 emissions from
human sources in 2014. This portion of emissions originates from coal (42%), oil (33%), gas (19%), cement
(6%) and gas flaring (1%).

Changes in land use are responsible for about 9% of all global CO2 emissions.

In 2013, the largest national contributions to the net growth in total global emissions in 2013 were China
(58% of the growth), USA (20% of the growth), India (17% of the growth), and EU28 (a decrease by 11% of the
growth).

Natural Sinks
For the decade from 2005 to 2014, about 44% of CO2 emissions accumulated in the atmosphere, 26% in the
ocean, and 30% on land.

Cumulative Emisions
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From 1870 to 2014, cumulative carbon emissions totaled about 545 GtC. Emissions were partitioned
among the atmosphere (approx. 230 GtC or 42%), ocean (approx. 155 GtC or 28%) and the land (approx.
160 GtC or 29%).

Atmospheric Accumulation
The 2014 level of CO2 in the atmospheric was 43% above the level when the Industrial Revolution started in
1750.

Quick Link
GCP 2015 global carbon budget highlights (compact)
(http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/15/hl-compact.htm)

CDIAC Data for Global Carbon Project (all years) (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/GCP/) [2015 .xlxs
(http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/Global_Carbon_Project/Global_Carbon_Budget_2015_v1.1.xlsx)]

CDIAC DATA: Global CO2 emissions 1751-2011 (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/ndp030/global.1751_2011.ems)

[files (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/ndp030/)] [more (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/meth_reg.html)]

ESSD Related articles & links (http://www.earth-system-science-data.net/about/news_and_press/2015-12-

07_global-carbon-budget.html)

ESSD Le Quéré et al. | Global Carbon Budget 2015 (http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/7/349/2015/essd-7-

349-2015.html) [.pdf (http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/7/349/2015/essd-7-349-2015.pdf)]

IPCC Carbon Budget Emissions Visual Links

IPCC Carbon Budget

Countries that signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted a target to stop the
average global temperature from rising before it reaches 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Fifth Assessment Report (https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/) of the International Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC) quantifies the glboal maximum CO2 the world can still emit and also have a likely chance of
keeping global average temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures. It reports that the
goal is likely to be met if cumulative emissions (including the 535 GtC emitted by the end of 2013) do not
exceeed 1 trillion tonnes of carbon (PgC). A gigatonne of carbon (1 GtC) is the same as a petagram of
carbon (1 PgC).

If you accept the 2°C target, the world need to emit no more than 465 GtC by the time carbon emissions
end. Many developing countries also support a reduction in the target to keep global average temperature
increases below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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