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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

10 Jul 2022 by Gavin

One of our most-read old posts is the step-by-step explanation for why increasing CO2 is a significant problem (The CO2 problem in 6 easy steps). However, that was written in 2007 – 15 years ago! While the basic steps and concepts have not changed, there’s 15 years of more data, updates in some of the details and concepts, and (it turns out) better graphics to accompany the text. And so, here is a mildly updated and referenced version that should be a little more useful.

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Filed Under: Aerosols, Climate impacts, Climate Science, Featured Story, Greenhouse gases, Instrumental Record, IPCC, Oceans Tagged With: co2

Unforced Variations: July 2022

4 Jul 2022 by group

This month’s open thread. Please keep to climate-related issues, stay substantive, no abuse, no repetition, one-comment per day.

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions Tagged With: open thread

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