Carbon Emissions Overview

CARBON EMISSIONS OVERVIEW An investigation into New York City's contributions to global carbon emissions Global Carbon Exchange (gigatons per year) Production + Respiration Land Use Change Ocean Absorption Fossil Fuels 60 1.6 90 5.5 NET GAIN OF ATMOSPHERE ЗА GIGATONS ANNUALLY 61.2 92 Global Carbon Emissions (2008 Gigatons) The world contributes gigatons of carbon dioxide The United States contributes gigatons of carbon dioxide New York City contributes h gigatons of carbon dioxide *1 GT = 1 Billion Tons USA Carbon Emissions by Sector NYC Carbon Emissions by Sector 3% Solid Waste 5% <1% 6% Commercial Residential Streetlights/Signels 2% Wastewater 7% Acriculture Electric Powe 33% 21% | Transportatio 20% | Industry 28% Buldings 75% Transportation Metric Tons of Co2 Per Capita 20 18 16 14 Carbon Emissions Over Time, By Region 14000- ASIA & OCEANIA 13238 12000 BO0o- NORTH AMERICA 6410 EUROPE 4307 4000- EURASIA 2338 2000 MIDDLE EAST 1687 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA 1211 AFRICA 18 Atmospheric Co2 Concentration Global Average Temperature 390 370 350 330 310 290 13.5 270 250 13.0 1990 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 Year Year Sources: "List of Countries by Carbon Dioxide Emissions." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Feb. 2012.