Carbon Math

We can think of a truly balanced greenhouse gas emissions equilibrium by quantifying the amount of emissions we produce annually in comparison to how much of those emissions can be fixed to result in net-zero emissions growth. Balanced annual carbon dioxide emissions is the state where the amount of a greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere is equal to the amount of greenhouse gas that is absorbed or removed from the atmosphere over the course of a year. The idea would be to completely flatten the greenhouse gas growth curves we discussed previously. The balanced equation for carbon dioxide gases would look like this: CO₂ Emitted−CO₂ Absorbed/Removed=0