/2025/ The three Global Indicators included in the calculations of Climate Debt in ClimatePositions are: 1) Global Temperature, 2) CO2 content in the atmosphere, and 3) Global Population. In 25 years these three indicators have caused a decrease in the Fossil CO2 Emission Reduction Target from 1.00 ton to 0.55 ton – by 2059.

The diagram below shows the Global Land-Ocean (air) Temperature since 1880. The baseline (zero) is 1880-1937. The indicator-value is the last 20-year average: 1.05°C (above baseline).

The increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is mainly due to the burning of Fossil Fuels, and CO2 is the main cause of Global Warming. CO2 stays in the atmosphere between 300 to 1,000 years.

The graph below shows the annual rate of CO2-increase in the atmosphere. In the 1960s, the annual increase was below 1 ppm, while today it is above 2.5 ppm.

Just 65 years ago, the global Population was 3 billion. Today, the number is over 8 billion.