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  • Earth's Carbon Dioxide Levels Most In 4 Million Years: NOAA, Scripps
    FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from the chimneys of Europe's largest biggest coal-fired power plant, May 7, 2009.
    "We are adding roughly 40 billion metric tons of CO2 pollution to the atmosphere a year:" Pieter Tans
  • World Sees CO2 Emissions Decline Owing To COVID-19
    California air pollution
    Researchers said the world experienced an 8.8% year-over-year drop in CO2 emissions – equivalent to 1.55 billion metric tons.
  • CO2 Poisoning Not Caused by Face Mask Use: Study
    Face masks
    Study shows the effects of wearing face masks are minimal even in people with severe lung problems.
  • Beer And Soda Production Threatened By Lack Of CO2 Supply In The US
    Beverage Industry
    The drop in demand for fuel has led several ethanol producers, the main supplier of Co2 for the food industry, to shut down or reduce production.
  • CO2 Levels Now at Highest Point in Human History
    Global Warming
    Carbon dioxide levels are now at their highest point in all of human history.
  • World On Track to See Temperatures Rise to Dangerous 2°C Level
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    Worldwide, emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide - the main climate warming greenhouse gases (GhG) -- have all reached record levels, and are on track to warm the world by more than 3°C at the start of the 22nd century.