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mackdaddy

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3. We are still adding CO2 at the highest rate in history.

Reply to progree (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:44 PM

Jul 2024

What they are saying is that where we were also making even higher record rates of addition each year, that the speed at which we are adding the CO2 has now leveled off.

Not that we are not still blasting massive amounts of CO2 way beyond any balance point. Just the amount added is at the same rate.

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World CO2 emissions may be peaking - I'm sure I'll catch a lot of flak for posting this [View all] progree Jul 2024 OP

Even if we cut GG emissions to zero we have baked in a huge amount of warming. Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #1

This is not remotely believable, but even if it were... NNadir Jul 2024 #2

We are still adding CO2 at the highest rate in history. mackdaddy Jul 2024 #3

Thanks for this n/t Lulu KC Jul 2024 #4

Oh geez, I clicked on Download Data at the Carbon Monitor and got 25,543 rows of data progree Jul 2024 #5

I've downloaded and sorted them; the 1.6%/year global increase is there, but it includes Feb 29th muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #8

Their statement is true (a slight decline) only for March 1 thru April 30 progree Jul 2024 #9

Yeah, no . . . . hatrack Jul 2024 #6

I'm not getting the tie-in to WORLD CO2 emissions, which is the subject of the OP progree Jul 2024 #7