If we were to lower our rate of CO₂ production by a third-down from 9 to 6 billion tons per year-the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere should

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Even if we reduce our CO2 production, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere would continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate, because we would still be adding CO2 to the atmosphere, just less of it. The existing CO2 also persists in the atmosphere for a long time, contributing to ongoing increases in concentration.

If We Were to Lower Our Rate of CO₂ Production