Hi
I am just writing a paper / PhD chapter on Net Negative Emissions, and
am wrestling with this point when I receive Jim's email on CO2 as a
pollutant. I am currently reading this paper (below) which frames CO2 as
a pollutant, and thought others might like it too:
Pollution Haven Hypothesis of Global CO2, SO2, NOx—Evidence from 43
Economies and 56 Sectors
by Ke Zhang and Xingwei Wang in the International Journal of
Environmental Research and Public Health
Best wishes,
Emily.
(PhD candidate, Imperial College London)
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>> James Hansen, Makiko Sato and Reto Ruedy
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>> CO2 fits perfectly EPA’s definition of a chemical substance that
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>> Fig. 1, our global temperature update, is a reminder that the world
>> is headed inexorably toward hotter conditions, as the cooling effect
>> of the current strong La Nina barely got global temperature down to
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