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Carbon in atmosphere 'could warm planet for centuries'
2013-11-24 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Carbon dioxide which is already in our atmosphere could continue warming the planet for centuries even if new emissions were entirely halted, scientists claim. A new analysis of future carbon emission scenarios found that it may take significantly fewer emissions for global temperatures to reach unsafe levels than previously thought. Carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas, has long-term effects because it can remain in the atmosphere for centuries after it is emitted. To understand...
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