Doing the math behind Global Warming- Did CO2 come from burning fossil fuels?
13In my time as a docent at the US Space and Rocket Center, I have been asked questions about Global Warming. After a conversation yesterday, I realized that one of the common questions could be answered with some straightforward math. I do this math in this video, all recorded in real time, so you can see where it all came from.
Statements about Global Warming that are easily verifiable.
1. Carbon is a Greenhouse Gas
2. Carbon Dioxide levels are rising
3. Earth's average temperature is rising
Questions
1. Where is the CO2 coming from?
2. What will the impact be from the rising CO2?
3. Does the increase of CO2 match the increase in temperature?
Hypothesis: CO2 comes from burning fossil fuels
300 ppm pre-industry
400 ppm where is today
mass or volume
assume mass
100 ppm increase in CO2 by mass
100 kN/ sq meter
10 tons/ sq meter
Weight of atmosphere
564,087,740,000,000
5,640,000,000,000,000
5.7 quadrillion tons
564,000,000,000 tons of CO2
35 billion barrels of oil burned per year
136 kg/ barrel
C4H10 + O2
CO2 * 4 + H2O * 5
35 * 136 * 3
14 billion tons of CO2 per year
564 / 14
In 40 years,
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