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New misguided interpretations of the greenhouse effect from William Kininmonth

Real Climate

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Another clue is William Kininmonth’s ‘rethink’ on the greenhouse effect for The Global Warming Policy Foundation. When looking at the effect of changes in greenhouse gases, one must look at how their forcing corresponds to the energy balance at the top of the atmosphere. References. 679-688, 2016. 699-703, 2015.

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Rising greenhouse gases have cooling effect on Antarctica’s atmosphere

New Scientist

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A "negative greenhouse effect" means rising concentrations of CO2 and methane have slightly cooled parts of Antarctica’s upper atmosphere, but that could change as the air becomes more humid

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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

Real Climate

JULY 10, 2022

Step 1: There is a natural greenhouse effect. This means that there is an upward surface flux of IR around (~398 W/m 2 ), while the outward flux at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) is roughly equivalent to the net solar radiation absorbed (~240 W/m 2 ). Step 2: Trace gases contribute to the natural greenhouse effect.

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A Nobel pursuit

Real Climate

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The key aspects were the inclusion of water vapour feedback as temperatures increased, and the use of ‘convective adjustment’ to maintain stability of the lower atmospheric column. The basic issue stems from the different timescales of the ocean and atmosphere. Fred Singer, before his turn to the dark side).

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Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

Real Climate

AUGUST 12, 2021

Another clue indicating a shortcoming is if you look at the atmospheric CO 2 -concentrations over time to see how much impact the IPCC reports have had on the real policy-makers in the world (Figure below). The cause of our changing climate is the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations that we have released into the air.

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A CERES of fortunate events…

Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The CERES estimates of the top-of-atmosphere radiative fluxes are available from 2001 to the present. We can explore the issues and pitfalls of this using the ‘simple model’ of the greenhouse effect we explored back in 2007. The simplest model for the greenhouse effect. A simple model with feedbacks.

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The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

So this is an attempt to put all of that in context and provide a hopefully comprehensive guide to how, when, and why to properly compare the two greenhouse gases. Before we go any further though, we need to understand that the effective perturbation time for CO 2 and CH 4 in the atmosphere are very different. Historical comparisons.

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

This trend will continue as glacial melting, decreased rainfall, and a “thirstier” atmosphere jeopardize sources of freshwater in some parts of the globe. It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and are becoming more extreme. Heavy rainfall will also become more common and more powerful.

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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

New Scientist

JANUARY 3, 2025

Countries have pledged to phase out HFC-23, a powerful greenhouse gas, but atmospheric data shows that emissions are five times higher than governments are reporting

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CMIP6: Not-so-sudden stratospheric cooling

Real Climate

MAY 21, 2023

So SSU me Like MSU trends, these records reflected a weighted average of atmospheric temperatures, and the three SSU channels progressively weight higher levels in the stratosphere, roughly centered on 30km, 40km and 45km above the surface but with quite a bit of overlap. References B.D. Po-Chedley, L. Solomon, D.W.J. Thompson, C. Casas, G.A.

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Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon

Yale E360

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In the renewed debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one troubling impact of oil development has been overlooked: Disrupting the annual caribou migration will have a profound effect on the soil and release even more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Read more on E360 ?.

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Rising greenhouse gases actually cool Antarctica – because it's so dry

New Scientist

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A "negative greenhouse effect" means rising concentrations of CO2 and methane have slightly cooled parts of Antarctica’s upper atmosphere, but that could change as the air becomes more humid

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Twenty years of blogging in hindsight

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

It shows the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and tells a story about the carbon cycle, involving Earth’s crust, the atmosphere, land surface, the biosphere, and the oceans. In a nutshell, they are responsible for climate change, mainly due to an increased greenhouse effect.

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A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

A friend asked me if a discussion paper published on Statistics Norway’s website, ‘ To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions? ’, was purposely timed for the next climate summit ( COP28 ). I don’t know the answer to his question. But this discussion paper is problematic for sure.

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Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhouse gases

New Scientist

APRIL 12, 2024

An Arctic-wide survey has found that the permafrost region is emitting more carbon into the atmosphere than it absorbs, causing the planet to heat even further

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WMO: Greenhouse gases will keep rising

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen On the eve of the COP28 UN climate summit, The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations (UN) body, has warned that the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) is forecast to continue the trend that resulted in record-high CO2 measurements last year. Photo credit: iStock.

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What’s Up With Water — August 16, 2021

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and that those weather events are becoming more extreme. Natural influences, such as volcanic activity or sunlight intensity, account for a mere sliver of atmospheric warming. The report paints an alarming picture of the future of fresh water.

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.

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Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Physics World

AUGUST 1, 2021

Sprinkling powered basalt over natural ecosystems would remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere while also improving soils. Worldwide, nations are pledging to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, if not earlier. An obvious option is to plant more trees, which brings other ecological benefits.

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Soaring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Shrinking the Stratosphere, Study Shows

Yale E360

MAY 13, 2021

The rapid growth of CO2 emissions in recent decades is heating and expanding the lower atmosphere, leading to its intrusion into the stratosphere, according to a new study. Read more on E360 ?.

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A Dangerous Disruption

Legal Planet

JANUARY 2, 2023

The “for one year” part is crucial: stratospheric aerosols stay in the atmosphere roughly a year, so one gram offsets the heating effect of one ton only for the first year after the ton is emitted. SAI can offset the effects of greenhouse gases on global-average temperature, but not their total climatic and environmental effects.

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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It is 33 years now since the IPCC in its first report in 1990 concluded that it is “certain” that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities “will enhance the greenhouse effect, resulting on average in an additional warming of the Earth’s surface.” Ed Hawkins, National Centre for Atmospheric Science. Image: Prof.

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World-Changing Opportunity for California

Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Governor Newsom’s May Revise budget proposal includes this item: Methane Satellites—$100 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund on a one-time basis to expand the number of satellites launched for methane observations, which would provide weekly measurement of large methane emissions in the state and enhance enforcement capabilities.

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The summary for policymakers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth assessment reports synthesis

Real Climate

APRIL 6, 2023

Nevertheless, the summary for policymakers states the need for “rapid and deep and, in most cases, immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade” if we want global warming to keep below 1.5°C Humans work hard to add greenhouse gases such as CO 2 into the atmosphere.

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Removing Methane from the Atmosphere: New Sabin Report on Atmospheric Methane Destruction via Oxidation Enhancement

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2024

A highly potent greenhouse gas, methane makes a significant contribution to climate change, but has historically received relatively little attention in climate mitigation discussions. Those issues are explored in a new report by researchers at the Sabin Center, Removing Methane via Atmospheric Oxidation Enhancement: The Legal Landscape.

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These machines scrub greenhouse gases from the air – an inventor of direct air capture technology shows how it works

Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 31, 2022

by Klaus Lackner, Arizona State University Two centuries of burning fossil fuels has put more carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere than nature can remove. There is so much CO2 in the atmosphere now that most scenarios… Read more →

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New Space Station Sensor Can Reveal Hidden Greenhouse Gas Polluters

Scientific American

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

An instrument mounted to the International Space Station was built to map dust in the atmosphere, but it’s also giving scientists a wealth of information about methane and carbon dioxide emissions

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Climate Change Is Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying — And Terrifying

Law and Environment

AUGUST 9, 2021

Here are a number of the lowlights: It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred. Global warming of 1.5°C

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In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases

Inside Climate News

JANUARY 16, 2023

By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma Forests managed by Indigenous peoples and other local communities in the Amazon region draw vast amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere while the rest of the rainforest has become a net source of the greenhouse gas, a new report has found.

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A Framework for Equitable Climate Infrastructure Investments

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Achieving climate goals requires significant investments in clean energy, transportation, and other climate technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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A Common Fishing Practice Called Bottom Trawling Releases Significant Amounts of CO2 Into Earth’s Atmosphere

Inside Climate News

JANUARY 18, 2024

By Georgina Gustin The world’s oceans are massive and critical carbon sinks that absorb roughly one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions humans generate by burning fossil fuels and reshaping Earth’s landscape. Critics question whether “trawl disturbance” is different from the carbon flux that naturally occurs in oceans.

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Nanodiamonds convert greenhouse gases into raw material

Inhabitant

JANUARY 12, 2023

Even better, greenhouse gas can now be turned into raw material instead of released into the atmosphere where it causes runaway climate change. Scientists have found a way to use nanodiamonds to convert greenhouse gas into useable industrial material.

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HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Although atmospheric warming has made severe droughts and heat waves more likely worldwide, the report found that the recent dry spell in Madagascar falls within the natural fluctuations of the country’s weather, which is highly variable.

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Measuring greenhouse gas from ponds improves climate predictions

Environmental News Bits

JULY 12, 2023

Shallow lakes and ponds emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but emissions from these systems vary considerably and are not well understood.

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Covid-related Emissions Drop “Just a Tiny Blip” in Long-term Climate Trends

Yale E360

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

But the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere ? As nations went into lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19, factories halted and cars sat idle, clearing the skies above polluted cities and sending climate-changing emissions to historic lows. the accumulation of past and current emissions ? Read more on E360 ?.

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The Global Methane Pledge

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

22 degrees by 2050 because of both the reduced emissions and the dissipation of methane in the atmosphere, potentially allowing the world a bit more time to reduce and sequester other greenhouse gases. A worldwide methane emission reduction of 30 percent by 2030 could reduce global warming by.22

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Nord Stream pipes leaked 'enormous' amount of methane into atmosphere

New Scientist

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Satellite measurement should reveal just how much potent greenhouse gas was released by the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, but for now the estimates put it in the order of hundreds of millions of cubic metres

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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Westlaw searches for “global warming” and “greenhouse effect” pick up only a handful of citations before 1985. The other article about nuclear power also observed in passing that “coal combustion may disrupt global weather patterns by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, creating a ‘greenhouse effect.’”.

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Greenhouse gas levels have hit yet another record – here's why

New Scientist

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide reached record-high concentrations in the atmosphere in 2021, including the largest recorded increase in methane

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Methane Hunters: What Explains the Surge in the Potent Greenhouse Gas?

Inside Climate News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Together, these samples could help answer one of the most important questions facing the planet: why is there so much methane in the atmosphere? Inside each is a sample of air, taken from one of a chain of 50 monitoring stations that spans the globe.

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Sabin Center Publishes New Report on the Legal Framework for Removing Atmospheric Methane via Soil Amendments

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 19, 2024

laws governing atmospheric methane removal (AMR) via soil amendments. AMR refers to human interventions to accelerate the conversion of methane in the atmosphere to a form that causes less warming (e.g., Rising human and natural emissions have caused methane concentrations in the atmosphere to grow to 2.5

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As Flood Waters Recede in Pakistan, ‘Second Wave’ of Disaster Strikes

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Scientists who study the links between extreme weather and heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere say that the supercharged monsoon bears the fingerprints of a warming planet. . Most of them lived in Sindh and Balochistan, as well as in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along the Afghanistan border.

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Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?

Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions.

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IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, raising livestock, making cement, and using synthetic fertilizers are among the actions that have increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to the point that the planet’s basic functions are coming undone. These impacts are not linear — they accelerate with more warming.

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New misguided interpretations of the greenhouse effect from William Kininmonth

Rising greenhouse gases have cooling effect on Antarctica’s atmosphere

Trending Sources

The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

A Nobel pursuit

Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

A CERES of fortunate events…

The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds

Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

CMIP6: Not-so-sudden stratospheric cooling

Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon

Rising greenhouse gases actually cool Antarctica – because it's so dry

Twenty years of blogging in hindsight

A distraction due to errors, misunderstanding and misguided Norwegian statistics

Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhouse gases

WMO: Greenhouse gases will keep rising

What’s Up With Water — August 16, 2021

Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Sprinkling basalt over soil could remove huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Soaring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Shrinking the Stratosphere, Study Shows

A Dangerous Disruption

Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28

World-Changing Opportunity for California

The summary for policymakers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth assessment reports synthesis

Removing Methane from the Atmosphere: New Sabin Report on Atmospheric Methane Destruction via Oxidation Enhancement

These machines scrub greenhouse gases from the air – an inventor of direct air capture technology shows how it works

New Space Station Sensor Can Reveal Hidden Greenhouse Gas Polluters

Climate Change Is Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying — And Terrifying

In the Amazon, Indigenous and Locally Controlled Land Stores Carbon, but the Rest of the Rainforest Emits Greenhouse Gases

A Framework for Equitable Climate Infrastructure Investments

A Common Fishing Practice Called Bottom Trawling Releases Significant Amounts of CO2 Into Earth’s Atmosphere

Nanodiamonds convert greenhouse gases into raw material

HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change

Measuring greenhouse gas from ponds improves climate predictions

Covid-related Emissions Drop “Just a Tiny Blip” in Long-term Climate Trends

The Global Methane Pledge

Nord Stream pipes leaked 'enormous' amount of methane into atmosphere

The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Greenhouse gas levels have hit yet another record – here's why

Methane Hunters: What Explains the Surge in the Potent Greenhouse Gas?

Sabin Center Publishes New Report on the Legal Framework for Removing Atmospheric Methane via Soil Amendments

As Flood Waters Recede in Pakistan, ‘Second Wave’ of Disaster Strikes

Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?

IPCC Climate Report: Six Key Findings for Water

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