Title: Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations (1750 to present)
1Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations
(1750 to present)
Data Source C.D. Keeling and T.P. Whorf,
Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations (ppmv) derived
from in situ air samples collected at Mauna Loa
Observatory, Hawaii, Scripps Institute of
Oceanography, August 1998. A. Neftel et al,
Historical CO2 Record from the Siple Station Ice
Core, Physics Institute, University of Bern,
Switzerland, September 1994. See
http//cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/co2/contents.htm
2Atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations
Data Source D.M. Etheridge et al. Concentrations
of CH4 from the Law Dome (East Side, "DE08" Site)
Ice Core(a), Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation, Aspendale,
Victoria, Australia. September 1994. Available
http//cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/trends/methane/lawdo
me.259. M.A.K. Khalil, R.A. Rasmussen, and F.
Moraes. "Atmospheric methane at Cape Meares
Analysis of a high resolution data base and its
environmental implications." Journal of
Geophysical Research 9814,753-14,770. 1993.
Available http//cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/db1007/cm
eares.mon
3How much will the Kyoto Protocol reduce emissions?
Data Sources United States Department of Energy,
Energy Information Administration, International
Energy Outlook, 1998 and 1999.
4Greenhouse gas emission scenarios
5Cumulative carbon emissions, 1950-1996
Data Source Marland et al, 1999. Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center.
6Per capita emissions of carbon from industrial
sources, 1996
Data Source Marland et al, 1999. Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center.