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GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK  
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Carbon dioxide emissions by region, 1998 (million tonnes carbon/year)

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Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are unevenly distributed between regions - most emissions come from industrialized regions. Figures include emissions from fuel consumption, gas flaring and cement production

Source: compiled from Marland, Boden and Andres 2001

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