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GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK  
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Carbon dioxide emissions from all sources (billion tonnes carbon/year)

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Carbon dioxide is emitted above all from the use of fossil fuels. For all four scenarios, it is assumed that stabilization of primary energy use is first reached at the end of the 21st century.

Source: IMAGE 2.2 (see technical annex)

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