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Well, if the first assumption doesn’t hold, we’ll have to restrict our usage even more. Short of dimming the sun, I don’t see how you can keep “all this carbon
by claudius 11y ago
Well, if the first assumption doesn’t hold, we’ll have to restrict our usage even more. Short of dimming the sun, I don’t see how you can keep “all this carbon in atmosphere” and still only get 2°C.
- dozzie 11y agoIf the first assumption doesn't hold, restricting ourselves will not matter. > Short of dimming the sun, I don’t see how you can keep “all this carbon in atmosphere” and still only get 2°C. This one assumes the carbon is main or even major substance that keeps heat on Earth. You do realize that we have much more water in the atmosphere, and water keeps heat much better than carbon? It's not as simple as "more carbon, higher temperatures".
- pjc50 11y agoYes, and there's a positive feedback loop between the two ("forcing").