Since 2000 humans have put out 30% of their total CO2 but there is nothing to show for it.

The global “pause” has been running for nearly 19 years. But a whopping 30% of all the human emissions of fossil fuels, ever, has come out since the year 2000. Nearly 40% of all our emissions since 1990.

All that CO2, and nothing to show for it. Half of all human emissions of “carbon pollution” have occurred since 1987.

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Here’s your handy reckoning table for human emissions from 1751 – 2014. (I know you’ve been waiting for it). Next time you need to know what percentage of the total human emissions of CO2 has been emitted since, say, Ash Wednesday, Cyclone Tracy, or Napoleon, or whatever, this is the table you need. When we hear that it’s the warmest summer since 1939, this table tells us what the CO2 levels were in 1939.

Year Law Dome* Cumulative % of Emissions^ Year Law Dome* Cumulative % of Emissions^ Year Law Dome* Cumulative % of Emissions^ Year Law Dome* Cumulative % of Emissions^ ppm % ppm % ppm % ppm % 1751 277 0.0 1818 284 0.1 1884 291 1.5 1950 311 15.4 1752 277 0.0 1819 284 0.1 1885 291 1.6 1951 312 15.9 1753 277 0.0 1820 283 0.1 1886 291 1.7 1952 312 16.3 1754 277 0.0 1821 283 0.1 1887 292 1.7 1953 312 16.8 1755 277 0.0 1822 283 0.1 1888 292 1.8 1954 313 17.2 1756 277 0.0 1823 283 0.1 1889 293 1.9 1955 314 17.7 1757 277 0.0 1824 283 0.1 1890 293 2.0 1956 314 18.3 1758 277 0.0 1825 283 0.1 1891 294 2.1 1957 315 18.8 1759 277 0.0 1826 283 0.1 1892 294 2.2 1958 315 19.4 1760 277 0.0 1827 283 0.1 1893 295 2.3 1959 316 20.0 1761 277 0.0 1828 284 0.1 1894 295 2.4 1960 316 20.6 1762 277 0.0 1829 284 0.1 1895 296 2.5 1961 317 21.3 1763 277 0.0 1830 284 0.1 1896 296 2.6 1962 317 21.9 1764 277 0.0 1831 284 0.2 1897 296 2.7 1963 318 22.6 1765 277 0.0 1832 284 0.2 1898 296 2.8 1964 318 23.4 1766 277 0.0 1833 284 0.2 1899 296 2.9 1965 319 24.2 1767 277 0.0 1834 284 0.2 1900 296 3.0 1966 320 25.0 1768 277 0.0 1835 284 0.2 1901 296 3.2 1967 321 25.8 1769 277 0.0 1836 284 0.2 1902 296 3.3 1968 322 26.7 1770 277 0.0 1837 284 0.2 1903 297 3.5 1969 323 27.6 1771 277 0.0 1838 284 0.2 1904 297 3.6 1970 324 28.6 1772 278 0.0 1839 284 0.2 1905 297 3.8 1971 325 29.7 1773 278 0.0 1840 284 0.2 1906 298 4.0 1972 326 30.8 1774 278 0.0 1841 284 0.2 1907 298 4.2 1973 327 31.9 1775 278 0.0 1842 285 0.2 1908 299 4.3 1974 329 33.0 1776 278 0.0 1843 285 0.2 1909 299 4.5 1975 330 34.2 1777 278 0.0 1844 286 0.3 1910 299 4.7 1976 331 35.4 1778 278 0.0 1845 286 0.3 1911 300 4.9 1977 332 36.6 1779 278 0.0 1846 286 0.3 1912 300 5.2 1978 333 37.9 1780 278 0.0 1847 287 0.3 1913 300 5.4 1979 335 39.2 1781 278 0.0 1848 287 0.3 1914 301 5.6 1980 336 40.5 1782 278 0.0 1849 287 0.3 1915 301 5.8 1981 337 41.8 1783 278 0.0 1850 287 0.3 1916 302 6.0 1982 339 43.1 1784 278 0.0 1851 287 0.3 1917 302 6.3 1983 340 44.3 1785 279 0.0 1852 287 0.4 1918 303 6.5 1984 342 45.6 1786 279 0.0 1853 287 0.4 1919 303 6.7 1985 343 47.0 1787 279 0.0 1854 287 0.4 1920 303 6.9 1986 345 48.4 1788 279 0.0 1855 286 0.4 1921 304 7.1 1987 346 49.8 1789 280 0.0 1856 286 0.4 1922 304 7.3 1988 348 51.3 1790 280 0.0 1857 286 0.4 1923 304 7.6 1989 349 52.8 1791 280 0.0 1858 286 0.5 1924 304 7.8 1990 351 54.3 1792 281 0.0 1859 286 0.5 1925 305 8.1 1991 352 55.8 1793 281 0.0 1860 286 0.5 1926 305 8.3 1992 354 57.4 1794 281 0.0 1861 286 0.5 1927 305 8.6 1993 355 58.9 1795 281 0.0 1862 286 0.5 1928 306 8.8 1994 356 60.4 1796 282 0.0 1863 286 0.6 1929 306 9.1 1995 358 62.0 1797 282 0.0 1864 286 0.6 1930 307 9.4 1996 360 63.7 1798 282 0.0 1865 286 0.6 1931 307 9.6 1997 361 65.3 1799 282 0.1 1866 287 0.7 1932 307 9.8 1998 363 66.9 1800 283 0.1 1867 287 0.7 1933 308 10.0 1999 365 68.6 1801 283 0.1 1868 287 0.7 1934 308 10.3 2000 367 70.2 1802 283 0.1 1869 288 0.8 1935 308 10.5 2001 369 72.0 1803 283 0.1 1870 288 0.8 1936 309 10.8 2002 371 73.7 1804 283 0.1 1871 288 0.8 1937 309 11.1 2003 373 75.5 1805 284 0.1 1872 289 0.9 1938 310 11.4 2004 375 77.4 1806 284 0.1 1873 289 0.9 1939 310 11.7 2005 377 79.4 1807 284 0.1 1874 289 1.0 1940 311 12.0 2006 379 81.5 1808 284 0.1 1875 290 1.0 1941 311 12.3 2007 381 83.6 1809 284 0.1 1876 290 1.1 1942 311 12.7 2008 383 85.8 1810 284 0.1 1877 290 1.1 1943 311 13.0 2009 384 88.0 1811 284 0.1 1878 290 1.2 1944 311 13.4 2010 387 90.3 1812 284 0.1 1879 290 1.2 1945 311 13.6 2011 389 92.6 1813 284 0.1 1880 290 1.3 1946 311 14.0 2012 391 95.0 1814 284 0.1 1881 290 1.3 1947 311 14.3 2013 394 97.5 1815 284 0.1 1882 290 1.4 1948 311 14.7 2014 396 100.0 1816 284 0.1 1883 290 1.5 1949 311 15.0 1817 284 0.1

* The CO2 level at Law Dome in ppm to 2004 (when the series ends), then the CO2 level at Mauna Loa (which begins in 1959) less 2.85 ppm (the average difference between Maunu Loa and Law Dome for 1995 – 2004, from 2005 on).

^ From the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), in the US Department of Energy (DOE), who give total estimated human emissions from fossil fuel consumption and cement production (does not include land clearing, which is likely less than 10% of the CDIAC emissions).

ERRATA Feb 2: The graph erroneously showed the beginning of the “50%” range as in the 1970′s when it should have been 1987. Corrected. – Jo

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