60 seconds of global carbon dioxide emissions: actual volume of gas in real-time

Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2006 (957 tonnes per second) are shown as actual volumes of gas with the United Nations Building for scale. Emissions are divided into two groups - 1) United States and China; 2) the rest of the World. Between them, the US and China account for 40% of the World's emissions. (Data: CDIAC)

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• CO2
• carbon_dioxide
• emissions
• climate
• change
• global
• warming
• greenhouse
• gases
• infographics

[AmsterdamnedMovie]

2 countries vs everyone else on the planet... rah rah

[krokeman]

@SciFive and BTW what is nonsense? Every action taken by living creature changes climate! For example breathing = CO2 emission. There are really bad things that peoples do with environment, but changing climate is not one of them.

[krokeman]

@SciFive climate change is inevitable, because universe is dynamic environment. I have nothing against reducing emissions by you. But you can't forbid this to others, since this planet is not yours and you don't have a monopoly for telling what is good and what is wrong. In my opinion civilization growth is very important and CO2 is very welcome gas, don't have any idea why to reduce its emissions.

[krokeman]

@SciFive every action taken by living creature changes the climate and many other things. I can't see the point of such observations.

[SciFive]

@krokeman Yes it is a very useful gas. As well as allowing plants to grow it also keeps us warm. It's potent stuff though. A small increase in carbon dioxide makes a big difference and our emissions have already increased the amount in the atmosphere by a third. It is already changing the climate around the world.

[krokeman]

Carbon dioxide is very useful gas. Thanks to these emissions we have plenty of food!

[houlepn]

Very impressive. thank you for the educational effort!