Question 21.35

5. In 2015, the concentration of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached 400 parts per million (ppm) by volume.

  1. The concentration in recent years has been increasing at about 2 ppm per year. If that trend continues, what will the concentration be at about the time that you retire, in, let us say, 2060?
  2. Explain how this situation is like simple interest on a bank account.

5.

(a) 490 ppm

(b) Answers will vary.