CO2 Modeller vs CO₂ AR

Model the effect of carbon emissions reductions on climate change using your smartphone or tablet. CO2 Modeller uses a streamlined computationally efficient Earth system model to simulate the effect of carbon emissions reductions on climate change. It generates twenty-first century projections of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and global averages of surface warming, sea level rise and ocean acidification.

When burning coal, oil and gas, carbon dioxide—also known as CO₂—is released into the atmosphere. To date, CO₂ emissions have risen dramatically. In the short industrial history of just 250 years, humans have increased the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere by around 40 %. An alarming value unprecedented on Earth in the past four million years. Humankind has accumulated CO₂ and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which has already increased average global temperature by one degree Celsius since 1750. Our app allows you to visualise the history of CO₂ emissions—and also the possible futures. By combining data from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) and the baseline projections of CO₂ emissions by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), we were able to visualize the CO₂ emissions from 1751 to 2100 on a highly detailed geographical level. The app also provides you with two possible CO₂ futures: one with a policy of measures against climate change—and one without.