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Carbon Dioxide

By phkelly
  • 270,000 BCE

    Land plant evolution (400 million years ago actually)

    Land plant evolution (400 million years ago actually)
    Plants evolve on land, absorbing carbon dioxide and leaving air behind.

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    The industrial revolution is in it's prime and people now begin to use fossil fuels for energy, releasing CO2. The average amount of CO2 in ppm (parts per million) is 280, which is the equivalent to the average carbon dioxide during interglacial periods.

  • First car

    First car
    The first car is thought to be invented by Karl Benz of Germany at this time. This sparked ideas for Henry Ford to make a more affordable car in 1905, and for modern cars that emit a lot of the total carbon dioxide today.

  • World War I begins

    World War I begins
    World War I creates the problem of how is the oil going to be controlled if people are needed at war.

  • World War II begins

    World War II begins
    Even more carbon dioxide is released into the air because of boating, lack of oil control, and more.

  • Today

    Today
    Today, 85 percent of all electricity is generated from fossil fuels. This makes us have the most carbon that we have had in nearly a million years. (over 400 ppm!)

  • Sea level rise

    Sea level rise
    Sea levels will rise by over 2 meters by the end of the century if nothing is done about it. The carbon dioxide that is increasing the temperature melts the polar ice caps, rising sea levels, which could flood many coastal cities.