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NNadir

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4. I don't know where that number 8 billion comes from but it's wrong.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 11:54 AM

Apr 2025

It's wrong for CO₂. Currently we are releasing about 35 to 37 billion tons of CO₂ as combustion waste, with another 3 to 4 billion tons added to the atmosphere arising from land use changes. Perhaps they mean only carbon. By mass, 27.3% of carbon dioxide is elemental carbon.

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NOAA's Muted Release Of Climate Study Hides Fact That Annual Rate Of CO2 Buildup Fastest On Record - 8 Billion Tons/Year [View all] hatrack Apr 2025 OP

Living on the west coast of Florida, I expect a cachukis Apr 2025 #1

Yes, and if wishes were horses, rides would be free . . . hatrack Apr 2025 #2

We downsized to a first floor of a two story. Concrete block. cachukis Apr 2025 #3

I don't know where that number 8 billion comes from but it's wrong. NNadir Apr 2025 #4

I meant net gain per year - 2.13 billion tons per ppm times 3.7 . . hatrack Apr 2025 #5

So are you deducting ocean uptake and biological sequestration? NNadir Apr 2025 #6

Yes (though I'm trying to recall the citation) . . . hatrack Apr 2025 #7

Been there, done that, the little thing, remembering shit. You turned me on to a webpage with the answer. NNadir Apr 2025 #8