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The Human Component of the Global Carbon Cycle
ASCENDS WORKSHOP23-25 July, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Gregg Marland Environmental Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory
and
Tom Boden Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USAKhrystyna Hamal Lviv Polytechnic National University, UkraineMatthias Jonas International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
Anthropogenic C Emissions: Fossil Fuel
Raupach et al. 2007, PNAS; Canadell et al 2007, PNAS
1990 - 1999: 1.3% y-1
2000 - 2006: 3.3% y-1
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1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010
2006 Fossil Fuel: 8.4 Pg C[Total Anthrop.Emis.:8.4+1.5 = 9.9 Pg]
atmospheric CO2
ocean
land
fossil fuel emissions
deforestation
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1.5
4.1
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CO2 f
lux
(Pg
C y-1
)Si
nkSo
urce
Time (y)
Perturbation of Global Carbon Budget (1850-2006)
Le Quéré, unpublished; Canadell et al. 2007, PNAS
CO2 Emissions from the United States
2004
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Cumul Flux Growth Pop
D3D2IndiaChinaFSUD1JapanEUUSA
Cumulative fraction of total fossil-fuel emissions - 2005
number of country cumulativecountries fraction
1 USA .2062 China .4033 Russia .4594 India .5095 Japan .5526 Germany .5807 Canada .6018 UK .6219 Iran .63810 Mexico .65520 Ukraine .79350 Belarus .941100 Moldova .992211 1.000
Sources of US anthropogenic CO2 emissions - 2006
• Fossil fuel combustion 1537.5 Tg C• Non-energy use of fossil fuels 37.6• Iron and steel manufacture 13.4• Cement production 12.5• Gas flaring/venting/leakage 7.8• Other industrial processes 22.9
• Total 1631.7
From US EPA, 2008
Sectoral sources of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion – USA - 2006
• Electric power generation 41.3%• Transport 32.9%• Industry 14.5%• Residential 5.8%• Commercial 3.7%• Agriculture 0.8%• US territories 1.0%
US EPA, 2008
Carbon Emissions Per Capita
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From T.J. Blasing
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From T.J. Blasing
Vulcan project – CO2 from power plants
Vulcan project – large industrial point sources
Vulcan Project – US C02 emissions
Carbon released directly by the US human population in 2000. Enhanced area represents carbon released in the metropolitan area of Chicago.
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U.S. Fossil-fuel Carbon Emissions by Month
TOTAL
PER CAPITA
From T.J. Blasing
Monthly Average Carbon Emissions for Recent and Early Years
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Monthly 5-year Average Fossil-fuel Carbon Emissions for the U.S.
From T.J. Blasing
Signal Analysis Under the Kyoto Protocol
Jonas and Nilsson (2009: Tab. 1)
Signal Analysis Under the Kyoto Protocol
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CO2 Emissions from Austria
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)
Initial emissions estimates
The most recent emissionestimates
CO2 emissions without LULUCF estimates.
Data from: European Community National Inventory Reports.
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Global w /o CHINA (Mainland) and USA
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Global w /o CHINA (Mainland), USA, Canada, Algeria, United Arab Emirates
Global w /o CHINA (Mainland), USA, Canada, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India
Global w /o CHINA (Mainland), USA, Canada, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India, South Afr, Nigeria, Iran
Global w /o CHINA (Mainland), USA, Canada, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India, South Afr, Nigeria, Iran, Kuwait, USSR
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