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Global CO2 Budget 2014

GlobalCarbonProject.org posted data for the 2014 Global Carbon Budget on September 21, 2014.  Some key findings are set out below:

*In 2013, global CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel use (and cement production) were 36 gigatonnes (GtCO2); this is 61% higher than 1990 (the Kyoto Protocol reference year) and 2.3% higher than 2012.

*In 2014, global CO2 emissions are projected to increase by an additional 2.5% over the 2013 level.  

*CO2 emissions were dominated by China (28%), the USA (14%), the EU (10%), and India (7%)--with growth in all of these states except for a 1.8% decline in the EU (28 member states). 

*The 2013 carbon dioxide emissions (fossil fuel and cement production only) breakdown is: coal (43%), oil (33%), gas (18%), cement (5.5%) and gas flaring (0.6%).

*Emissions from land use change accounts for 8% of total CO2 emissions; the data suggests an overall decreasing trend in land use change emissions particularly since 2000.

*Key Sources:  GlobalCarbonBudget.org   CDIAC 2013 Global Carbon Budget

>>>>  Links to the source data, credits and high-resolution images are given below.

Data for Global Carbon Emissions 
(Fossil fuels, cement, land-use change)

To convert carbon to carbon dioxide (CO2), multiply the numbers above by 3.67.  

NY Times  |  Carbon emissions show biggest jump ever recorded  |  December 2011
The increase, a half-billion extra tons of carbon pumped into the air, was almost certainly the largest absolute jump in any year since the Industrial Revolution, and the largest percentage increase since 2003. 

Science Daily  |  Global CO2 emissions may reach record levels in 2010
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- the main contributor to global warming -- show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK).

Data for the Global Carbon Budget 2009

CO2Now.org  |    Carbon Budget Data (1959 - 2009) & Links

CO2Now.org  |    Carbon Budget Data (1959 - 2009)

University of East Anglia  |  Primary data

Nature Geoscience  |  Update on CO2 emissions

Global Carbon Project.org  |  Underlying data sources

   Global Carbon Budget -- Graphic 1 (2010)

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Global Carbon Budget -- Graphic 2 (2010)

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Fossil Fuels & Cement -- Global Carbon Emissions 

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Land Use Change -- Global Carbon Emissions 

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The Atmosphere & Carbon Accumulation 

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Land as Carbon Sink

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Oceans as Carbon Sink

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Global Carbon Project | Resources

GCP  |   Citations & Contributions to the paper published in Nature Geoscience

GCP  |  Presentation (PowerPoint or PDF)

University of East Anglia  |  Primary Data Source for the Global Carbon Budget 2009

GCP  |  Underlying Data Sources -- Global Carbon Budget 2010

GCP  |   Policy Brief (6 pages - PDF)

GCP  |   Carbon Cycle Science

About the Global Carbon Project

The Global Carbon Project is produced by the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP).  The ESSP is a partnership for integrating the study of the Earth system, the ways it is changing and the implications for global and regional sustainability.  The 2008 Global Carbon Budget is produced by the Global Carbon Project with:

·         the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),

·         the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), and

·         the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 

More Carbon Emission & Carbon Cycle Information

Global Carbon Atlas  |  Global Emissions, Research & Outreach

Information is Beautiful  |  How Much Carbon? (a visualization)

Phys.org  |  2011 CO2 emissions reach record high  |  May 2012

Nature Climate Change  |  Growth in emissions after 2008–2009 global financial crisis  |  Dec 2011

Think Progress  |  2010 = Biggest Jump Ever in Global Warming Pollution  |  Nov 2011

UNEP  |   The Emissions Gap Report: Are Copenhagen Pledges Sufficient?  |  2010

Climate Interactive  |   The UNEP Emissions Gap Report -- Links & References  | 2010

J Hansen @ Columbia U |  China and the Barbarians Part I  |  2010

CarboEurope.org  |  Global Carbon Budget 1958-2007 (Creating the graphs from a data file)

Oceanography  |  Observed Increases in Oceanic & Atmospheric CO2  |  Pieter Tans

CO2Now  |  Links to data for global carbon and GHG emissions

EPA  |  Carbon cycle movie for kids (5 scenes)      FOR KIDS     

NASA  Earth Observatory  |  The carbon cycle

NOAA  |  The global carbon cycle

UNESCO  |  The global carbon cycle |  2006

Woods Hole  |  Balancing the global carbon budget  |  2007

CO2Now  |  CO2 Emissions by Country

CO2Now  |  United States CO2 Emissions

CO2Now  |  Energy Usage

National Geographic  |  CO2 Bathtub Info Graphic   |  Page 2

Climate Interactive et al  |  C-Learn Climate Simulator

Scientific Prediction of Global Carbon Emissions:

The current growth in global anthropogenic CO2 emissions is tightly linked to the growth in GDP. On the basis of the projected changes in GDP, it is likely that CO2 emissions in 2009 will revert to their 2007 levels. The key to sustained emissions reductions after the global economy recovers lies in restructuring the primary energy use to decouple emissions from GDP.

~ Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide
Corinne Le Quéré et al.
17 Nov 2009