35% - Increase in the global carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1992.

388.57 ppm - Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May 2008, a record high.

541 – 970 ppm - The projected concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 2100 under a business as usual scenario where we don't dramatically reduce global warming emissions.

260 – 280 ppm - Average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere before industrial emissions.

50 – 200 years - Length of time carbon dioxide stays in the earth's atmosphere before it is absorbed into carbon sinks.

1000 years - Length of time changes in the earth's surface temperature, rainfall, and sea level will remain even after carbon dioxide emissions are completely stopped.

34% - Percentage that 2008's Arctic seasonal sea ice melt outpaced normal levels.

70% - Increase in the rate of Greenland's ice melt over the last five years.

1.7 days - Number of days earlier seasons are coming than 50 years ago.

1.5 million - Number of acres of forests in Colorado destroyed by the pine beetle, which is better able to survive warmer winters and is wrecking havoc in America's western forests.

$427 million - Amount spent by the oil and coal industries in the first six months of 2008 in political contributions, lobbying expenditures and advertising to oppose climate action.

0 - Number of global warming bills passed by the Senate.

0 - Number of global warming bills passed by the House.