Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide
2009
Between 1959 and 2008, 43 percent of each year's carbon dioxide emissions remained in the atmosphere on average. The rest was absorbed by carbon sinks on land and in the ocean.
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Between 1959 and 2008, 43 percent of each year's carbon dioxide emissions remained in the atmosphere on average. The rest was absorbed by carbon sinks on land and in the ocean.