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A trillion tonnes of carbon
Posted by christian on 11 May 2009.
One day, if we get it right, and we're lucky, humans will be able to look back and talk about 'the carbon age'. Starting with the industrial revolution, and ending at the end of this century, well be able to count the total amount of carbon we released during the carbon age. And if we've successfully managed the tricky situation we're in, that amount will be less than 1 trillion tonnes.
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