A Mathematical Logistic Model Describes Both Global CO2 Emissions and its Accumulation in the Atmosphere
Abstract
A single kinetic model, of a logistic nature, is able to describe two different phenomena: the global emission of CO2 due to the combustion of fossil fuels and the observed accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere. Unexpectedly, the analysis of the experimental data clearly shows that the two rates of emission and accumulation are almost exactly in phase and differ by a constant factor. The fraction of CO2 that accumulates in the atmosphere is constantly equal to 65% of the emissions. The same percentage also applies to the rate of change of the two phenomena, i.e., the accelerations.
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