Question 21.38

8. In 2015, the concentration of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere reached 400 parts per million (ppm) by volume. Although the concentration has been increasing at about 2 ppm per year in recent years, that annual increase itself has been steadily increasing, due to increased burning of fuels. The rate of increase of carbon dioxide in 2015 was about 0. 57% per year. If that trend continues from the 2015 level of 400 ppm, what will the concentration be when you retire, in, say, 2060?