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Carbon Emissions Study 1952-2002
22" diameter x 3" (freestanding)
found metal and glass
Brent Bukowski 2005

(Private Collection)

Wilhelm Nassau photo



Carbon Emissions Study 1952

 

1952

2002

Element

 tonnes of carbon

gas 124 000 000 1 348 000 000
liquids 504 000 000 2 883 000 000
solids 1 119 000 000 2 472 000 000
cement production 22 000 000 245 000 000
gas flaring 26 000 000 27 000 000
Difference

   5 180 000 000

% change from 1952 to 2002

+389%

INSERT:
Carbon Emissions by Country 2000
Country  tonnes of carbon
United States

   1 528 796 000

China       761 586 000
Russian Fed.       391 664 000
Japan       323 281 000
All other countries combined    3 662 673 000


SOURCE:  Marland, G., T.A. Boden, and R. J. Andres. 2005. Global, Regional, and National CO2 Emissions. In Trends: A Compendium of Data on Global Change. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.