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    | q | Projecting the future CO2 
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    |  | concentration is more difficult than 
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    |  | projecting the emission levels. 
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    | q | The future concentration of CO2 in 
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    |  | the atmosphere also depends on how 
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    |  | the climate system redistribute the 
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    |  | excessive CO2 among its carbon 
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    |  | reservoirs (such as ocean and 
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    |  | biosphere). 
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    | q | CO2 level in the atmosphere peaks 
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    |  | centuries after CO2 emission reaches 
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    |  | its peak. 
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    | q | This is related to the fact that it take 
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    |  | time for ocean to remove the 
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    |  | excessive CO2 from the atmosphere. 
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