Global Annual Fossil CO2 Emissions, approx 5 x 8 x 30"
Embroidery on silk

Global carbon emissions have risen again.

Coal, oil, and natural gas were formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Because of their origins, fossil fuels have a high carbon content. More information is here. Cement and concrete production generates up to 9% of all human CO2 emissions.

Other oil can graphs are here.