If we were to lower our rate of CO2 production by a third-down from 9 to 6 billion tons per year-the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere should

A. reach a steady state.
B. continue to increase.
C. start to decrease.
D. It depends upon whether there are any major volcanic eruptions.


Answer: B

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