Since the industrial revolution began, the atmospheric abundance of key greenhouse gases have increased substantially. As of 2020, the globally averaged atmospheric abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) had increased by 149 percent, relative to 1750. Meanwhile, the abundance of methane (CH4) has shot up by more than 260 percent.
Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas
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Statistics on Global climate change
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global historical CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry 1750-2020
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Greenhouse gas emissions
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- Premium Statistic Global increase in abundance of key greenhouse gases 1750-2020
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Tackling climate change
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- Premium Statistic Worldwide investment in renewable energy 2004-2022
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- Premium Statistic Global renewable energy investments 2019, by region
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Outlook
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- Basic Statistic World population - forecast about the development 2022-2100
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- U.S. poll on human activity being the main cause of global warming 2014
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- Greenhouse gas emissions from gaseous fossil Philippines 2020-2021
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- Greenhouse gas emissions from solid fossils Philippines 2020-2021
- Share of CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption Philippines 2006 to 2016
- CO2 emissions from energy use Philippines 2012-2021
- Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production Philippines 2020-2021
- LULUCF greenhouse gas emissions in Wales 2014
- Evolution of greenhouse gas emissions in France 1990-2050
- U.S. confidence in countries to reduce GHG emissions 2016
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World Meteorological Organization. (November 10, 2021). Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. "Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas." Chart. November 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. (2021). Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization. "Increase in Global Greenhouse Gas Abundance in 2020 Relative to 1750*, by Gas." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/
World Meteorological Organization, Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Increase in global greenhouse gas abundance in 2020 relative to 1750*, by gas [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, November 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276596/increase-in-global-greenhouse-gas-abundance/