Natural fluxes Anthropogenic fluxes Units are in billions of metric tons of CO2 per year ATMOSPHERE 26 0.3 15 440 260 LAND OCEAN A Photosynthesis Respiration Industry Increased uptake by plants Changing land use Weathering Volcanoes Absorption Release Absorption Release Net accumulation

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