Are we now living on a dying planet.. shall we drown in our own excrement? Carbon is the source of all living things but at the same time, in our atmosphere.. the air we breath, it can be our final demise Elementum Carbone explores the evolution of Earth and the consequences of overpopulation and the continuation of the burning of fossil fuels. Experts are fearful of a mean temperature rise of just 2 degrees.. what happens if it rises by as much as 7.5 degrees? The book includes some basic chemistry of the industries that produce the most carbon dioxide.