ESS101C
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
CO2: Past and Future
q
CO2 levels were last at the
2xCO2 value near 7 Myr ago.
q
CO2 levels were last at the
4xCO2 value at least before 50
Myr ago and possible since the
Cretaceous greenhouse world of
100 Myr ago
.
(from
Earth’s Climate: Past and Future
)