contributions_to_global_warming
Summary
A World Resources Institute fact sheet presenting a map of historic carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion between 1900 and 1999, categorized by industrialized and developing regions.
Key insights
- Between 1900 and 1999, the United States was responsible for 30.3% of historic carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion.
- Developing Asia, including China, India, and the Middle East, contributed 27.7% of historic carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion from 1900 to 1999.
- Africa contributed 2.5% of historic carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion between 1900 and 1999.
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- World Resources Institute (n.d.). contributions_to_global_warming. http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/contributions_to_global_warming.pdf
- Chicago
- World Resources Institute. contributions_to_global_warming. n.d. http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/contributions_to_global_warming.pdf.
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- {{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=contributions_to_global_warming |url=http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/contributions_to_global_warming.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcontributionstoglobalwarming, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{contributions\_to\_global\_warming}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/contributions_to_global_warming.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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