| **Decade** | **CO₂ Emissions (GtCO₂ / decade)** | **Notes** |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **1850s** | ~2 Gt | Early industrial emissions (mainly UK, U.S.) |
| **1860s** | ~3 Gt | Steam engine era expands |
| **1870s** | ~4 Gt | Rail, steel, coal growth |
| **1880s** | ~5 Gt | Emissions rising gradually |
| **1890s** | ~6 Gt | Fossil fuel use accelerates |
| **1900s** | ~8 Gt | Early electricity, urbanization |
| **1910s** | ~9 Gt | WWI, coal use continues |
| **1920s** | ~11 Gt | Post-war recovery, industry grows |
| **1930s** | ~10 Gt | Slight dip during Great Depression |
| **1940s** | ~13 Gt | WWII surge in fossil fuel use |
| **1950s** | ~20 Gt | Post-war boom; cars, oil use surge |
| **1960s** | ~30 Gt | Rapid global industrial growth |
| **1970s** | ~50 Gt | Oil economy, cars, expansion of industry |
| **1980s** | ~60 Gt | Globalization, coal and oil still dominant |
| **1990s** | ~70 Gt | Developing world emissions rise |
| **2000s** | ~90 Gt | China’s rapid industrialization |
| **2010s** | ~100–110 Gt | Highest decade to date |
| **2020s (so far)** | ~40–50 Gt (2020–2024 est.) | Pandemic dip in 2020, rebound since |
Emissions by decade for reference
Replies to: "Emissions by decade for reference"
- Get used to more Americans dying from floods. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 7:03am 7/9/25
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- So many things to fear in the USofA - guns, climate, Christians, trans fats, ICE, Very scary. [NT]
- LanceManion - 10:19am 7/9/25
- Face it MAGA bigot - your big fear is lots of brown-faces in your town. [NT] - ND521 - 2:34pm 7/9/25
- Indeed. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 11:07am 7/9/25
- Probably shouldn't have let in 20 million unvaccinated people. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:30pm 7/9/25
- Brown-faces to blame, again! Not Trump health czar Bobby the worm brained drug addict. [NT] - ND521 - 2:51pm 7/9/25
- Probably shouldn't have let in 20 million unvaccinated people. [NT]
- LanceManion - 1:30pm 7/9/25
- You left out what scares the right, notably LBGT people. [NT]
- Frank L - 10:59am 7/9/25
- More specifically, chicks with dicks swinging in underage girls' locker rooms [NT] - LanceManion - 1:30pm 7/9/25
- They are only a prop to the left. We already agreed on this . [NT] - ELP - 12:43pm 7/9/25
- If white supremacy doesn't get them first. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:13am 7/9/25
- Intensity and frequency of heat waves, drought and storms have actually NOT increased - MarkHarman - 7:36am 7/9/25
- You are wrong. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 11:04am 7/9/25
- "US student (Chris Martz) misleads on Arctic sea ice data to deny warming"...we've been through this [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:03am 7/9/25
- Yep. They need their false doctrine to be true. Consider how many more people are in the areas - BaronVonZemo - 9:43am 7/9/25
- It's a moot issue at best, no one is going to stop it. - iairishcheeks - 9:50am 7/9/25
- Fortunately, the scientific community...all over the world...recognizes that CC is caused by humans - TyroneIrish - 11:19am 7/9/25
- So you with your expertise are going to tell Curry, Lindzen and Martz they're all wrong? - MarkHarman - 1:59pm 7/9/25
- With my technical background I'm able to discern trustworthy sources of information...like the [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:03pm 7/9/25
- Hopefully we aren't putting those reactors in flood zones. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 11:47am 7/9/25
- I'm sure that will be covered...that being said, CO2 emissions will drop dramatically from then on. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:31pm 7/9/25
- So you with your expertise are going to tell Curry, Lindzen and Martz they're all wrong? - MarkHarman - 1:59pm 7/9/25
- Not under this Administration .... [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 11:08am 7/9/25
- Your “solutions” don’t fix anything, but they do conveniently use CC to redistribute wealth & power. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:04pm 7/9/25
- Not under any administration, because it's a global issue. - iairishcheeks - 11:46am 7/9/25
- It is indeed a global issue, which is why so many countries are making plans and taking steps to - TyroneIrish - 12:33pm 7/9/25
- How much CO2 reduction is necessary to prevent flooding in Texas? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 1:35pm 7/9/25
- Check out the linked article for a primer on CO2, Global Warming and Flooding (including Texas) [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:12pm 7/9/25
- How much CO2 reduction is necessary to prevent flooding in Texas? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 1:35pm 7/9/25
- It is indeed a global issue, which is why so many countries are making plans and taking steps to - TyroneIrish - 12:33pm 7/9/25
- Fortunately, the scientific community...all over the world...recognizes that CC is caused by humans - TyroneIrish - 11:19am 7/9/25
- It's a moot issue at best, no one is going to stop it. - iairishcheeks - 9:50am 7/9/25
- Post that data. [NT]
- jimbasil - 8:26am 7/9/25
- Per ChatGPT Climate Change Induced Flooding peaked in the 1930s. - iairishcheeks - 9:41am 7/9/25
- Emissions by decade for reference - iairishcheeks - 10:16am 7/9/25
- NOAA data on atmospheric CO2 concentration... [NT]
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- TyroneIrish - 11:38am 7/9/25
- So it didn't cause the devastating floods of the 1930s, got it, thanks. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:41am 7/9/25
- NOAA data on atmospheric CO2 concentration... [NT]
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- TyroneIrish - 11:38am 7/9/25
- Well, that’s an oversight that they will have to adjust! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:44am 7/9/25
- Emissions by decade for reference - iairishcheeks - 10:16am 7/9/25
- Of course not. Duck and run. [NT]
- jimbasil - 9:11am 7/9/25
- He posted it right above. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:49am 7/9/25
- Per ChatGPT Climate Change Induced Flooding peaked in the 1930s. - iairishcheeks - 9:41am 7/9/25
- So many things to fear in the USofA - guns, climate, Christians, trans fats, ICE, Very scary. [NT]
- LanceManion - 10:19am 7/9/25