This statistic displays the cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014. In 2014, the global cumulative carbon dioxide emissions had reached 1,327 gigatons. To have a 50 percent chance of reaching the 2 degree Celsius temperature warming goal, globally there is 1,050 gigatons left to burn.
Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014
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Cumulative CO2 emissions in billion metric tons
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OWID. (April 25, 2017). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/
OWID. "Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. April 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/
OWID. (2017). Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/
OWID. "Cumulative Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/
OWID, Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Cumulative carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1814 to 2014 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], OWID, April 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500146/worldwide-carbon-dioxide-emissions-cumulative/