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CO2 in 2009 was 387.35ppm - CO2NOW organisation. Need to get back to 350.

25/4/2010 CO2NOW.org In 2009, the average concentration for atmospheric CO2 (Mauna Loa Observatory) was 387.35 parts per million (ppm).In 2008, it was 385.57 ppm. 

Since the 1958 start of precise CO2 measurements in the atmosphere, the annual mean concentration of CO2 has only increased from one year to the next.   There have been no decreases in annual CO2 levels since direct instrument measurements began.  The following CO2 data provides a snapshot of the longest-running, high-precision instrument record for atmospheric CO2:

Year        CO2 (ppm)               Notes

2009       387.35                   Copenhagen Accord

2008       385.57                   The latest year for which a full year of data is available

2007       383.71                  

2006       381.85 
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1997       363.47                   Kyoto Protocol

1992       356.27                   Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

1987       348.98                   The last year in which the annual CO2 data was less than 350 ppm

1959       315.98                   The first year for which a full year of precise instrument data is available

 
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