50,000
Gt
???
8,000 Gt
Oil, Gas,
Tars &
Shales
Carbon Sources and Sinks
7,000 Gt
Text Box:
6,000 Gt
Coal
5,000 Gt
Methane
Hydrates
21st
Century’s
Emissions
???
Scales of Potential
Carbon Sinks
4,000 Gt
3,000 Gt
Soil &
Detritus
4
2,000 Gt
Ocean
Atmo-
sphere
3
Plants
1,000 Gt
2
pH
< 0.3
1800
constant
0 Gt
39,000
Gt
20th
Century
Carbon Resources