Kvasny Prum. 2006; 52(5): 153-154 | DOI: 10.18832/kp2006014

Non sustainable development. Consequences of the Changes of Global Carbon Cycle.Not peer-reviewed article

Lubomír NÁTR

The concepts of sustainability declare the necessity to preserve the Earth to next generations in an unchanged state. However, mankind irreversibly depleted a considerable part of usable fossil fuels. Due to their combustion as well as due to the changes of the continent surface the global carbon cycle receives more than 6 billion tons of carbon annually. About half of this carbon in the form of CO2 remains in the atmosphere increasing thus its CO2 concentration from about 280 ppm lasting for many thousands year to the present 380 ppm. This anthropogenic CO2 concentration increase induces changes in the radiation balance of the Earth and its global climate.
(In Czech, English summary only)

Keywords: sustainable development

Published: May 1, 2006 

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