Table 34. Average Annual Global Carbon Dioxide Budget,
1980-1989 and 1989-1998
(Billion Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent)
|
Component |
1980-1989 |
1989-1998a |
|
(1) Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion and Industrial Processes |
5.5±0.5 |
6.3±0.6 |
|
(2) Storage in the Atmosphere |
3.3±0.2 |
3.3±0.2 |
|
(3) Ocean Uptake |
2.0±0.8 |
2.3±0.8 |
|
(4) Net Terrestrial Uptake [(1) – (2) + (3)] |
0.2±1.0 |
0.7±1.0 |
|
(5) Emissions From Land-Use Change |
1.7±0.8 |
1.6±0.8b |
|
(6) Residual Terrestrial Uptake [(4) + (5)] |
1.9±1.3 |
2.3±1.3 |
|
aNote that there is a 1-year overlap (1989) between the two decadal time
periods. bRepresents average annual emissions for 1989-1995, for which data are available. Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Summary for Policymakers: Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, May 2000), web site www.ipcc.ch/pub/srlulucf-e.pdf. |
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