2. Land-Use Change (primarily tropical deforestation)
1. Burning of fossil fuels
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How Are We Increasing the CO2 Concentration?
Fossil fuels still provide ~80% of the world's total energy
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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, Sept. 1994.