Global CO2 Displays

This page lists past and ongoing displays of atmospheric CO2 levels and trends.   Displays of related data are also listed.  The page was developed to assist people who are interested in learning how atmospheric CO2 readings can become widely viewed and leveraged in the broader effort to stabilize the concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 

The many attempts attest to the perceived importance of putting atmospheric CO2 data on display.  Still, in 2016, atmospheric CO2 readings remain far from ubiquitous. 


Scripps “Keeling Curve”
UCSD Subdomain  Keeling Curve
Twitter  @KeelingCurve (featuring daily CO2 readings): 

 

NOAA “Trends"

NOAA "CO2 Trends" Subdomain  Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Subdomain

Video  CO2 Time Series Video

 

NASA JPL “Earth Now” App
Free App for iPhone & Android Earth Now

  • Includes visualization of satellite data for atmospheric CO2 (no numeric data)
  • Launched March 2012

 

NASA Vital Signs
NASA Subdomain  Vital Signs
JPL Subdomain  Vital Signs 

  • Features seasonally adjusted data from NOAA

 

NASA Desktop Gadget

  • CO2 Gadget launched June 2008
  • Decommissioned in 2015 or earlier
  • No links or records available online

 

EIT / Climate Change CO2 Threat Level
Climate-KIC  Mace Head CO2 Record

  • Last update: March 14, 2015

 

Bloomberg Carbon Clock

Bloomberg Webpage  Carbon Clock & Info

  • Launched December 1, 2015
  • Displays an algorithm-calculated estimate of the real time global average atmospheric CO2 concentration

 

Climate Interactive (future projections and pathways)
Infographic  Climate Scoreboard
Web & smartphone apps  Tools

 

Deutsche Bank “Know the Number”

Deutsche Bank  Know the Number Fact Sheet

Business Wire 2009  Launch Media Release

YouTube 2009   Launch Video

WSJ 2009  Blog

Twitter 2009 - 2010   Know the Number (abandoned after 9 months)  

Joannenova 2010  Blog

RI 2012  Deutsche disbands climate change group


Wattupwiththat
WUWT  CO2 Website widget:
 
Active 2010 – 2014?
A skeptical widget that features minor climate factors (sunspot data)
“Our Climate” app ($1.39 – launched Aug 2010) is climate denial crap and no current data

 

CO2.earth

Dedicated Website   Earth's CO2 Home Page

AAAS Art & Nature Exhibit  CO2 Toaster (Flash Animation)


Show.earth

Dedicated Website  CO2 Web Widgets

 

Nikita Rokotyan

Data visualization  CO2



 

 

Other Displays

 

World-O-Meter
Webpage List  Global statistics including CO2 emissions & population

 

Breathing Earth
Web App  Global Human Births & CO2 Emissions by Country

 

Global Climate Dashboard
Climate.gov Maps & Data:  https://www.climate.gov/maps-data#global-climate-dashboard

 

Global Carbon Atlas

Global Carbon Project:  http://www.globalcarbonatlas.org/?q=en/content/welcome-carbon-atlas

  • visualization
  • current, downloadable carbon and CO2 emissions trends

 

Climate Spirals

 

NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer

 

Countdown to 2 Degrees Clock:
Accumulated tonnes of CO2: http://countdown2degrees.com/
Info about the team and next phase: http://www.davidusher.com/countdown2degrees/
Launched 2016

 

Interactive Arctic Sea Ice Graph

Early 201: NSIDC has suspended its daily updates due to a faulty sensor (see below). It's not clear when they will resume. You can still access the Charctic graphs at
http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph/

 

Greenland Ice Sheet Today

NSIDC  http://nsidc.org/greenland-today/

  • Daily updates of satellite images of surface melting
  • Some analysis and info

 

Music
Video via CO2.earth  Global Temperature Change for String Quartet


CO2 Cubes (2009 in Copenhagen)
UN Press Release: http://www.un.org/press/en/2009/note6233.doc.htm
YouTube Video: [short} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfIM8f6nma4
[long] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAGoICmioc
CO2 Cube: Visualizing a Metric Tonne of Carbon http://thebaumfoundation.org/environment/co2-cube-carbo