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I believe that's untrue, stopping emissions stops warming more or less instantly. Co2 captures energy the first day it is floating around in the air.
by adammarples 3y ago
I believe that's untrue, stopping emissions stops warming more or less instantly. Co2 captures energy the first day it is floating around in the air.
- Toutouxc 3y agoI don't think you got it right, the rate of warming depends on the concentration (i.e. the total amount) of GHGs in the atmosphere, not the rate at which they're emitted. GHGs basically reflect (actually absorb and re-emit) some of Earth's thermal radiation back to the surface, they act as an "insulator" (a greenhouse) just by being there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect
- adammarples 3y agoYes that's what I'm saying