Just how does the carbon dioxide pollution of today equate with that of the yesteryear ? Not very well , as this invigorate map of where and when carbon emissions have increased across the globe since 1850 reveals .
The map is the work of Slate ’s Eric Holthaus and Chris Kirk , who used the recent update to the World Resources Institute ’s data on atomic number 6 emissions to put it together . you’re able to see thefull map over at Slate , where Holthaus and Kirk have also compiled a flavor at some of most game - modify clock time and places in the history of carbon emission .
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