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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Earth's population:
1960 3 billion
2010 6.5 billion
116.6% increase in people versus a 25.8% increase in CO. That means as a percentage of population the per capita CO has gone down, at least that which is left in the atmosphere.
And how much has the foliage that absorbs CO has been reduced in those 50 years.
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Mech
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In the 1960 to 2010 time period the worlds car population has grown 800% while the CO has only grown by 25.8%. Based on the population increase (116.6%) as well as the increase in the number of vehicles, as well as other sources of carbon, you could argue that mitigation has already been effective, although the trend has been upwards.
I wonder if there is any data on the percentage coverage of foilage that would absorb CO and how much that may have changed in the same 50 year time period.
regards
Mech