Can CO2 Really Affect Global Temperature? Yes, But It’s Not as Alarming as Climate Activists Claim!

[danielanthony]

We are in a carbon drought
We need more carbon

[dougbamford]

Remember watching an English documentary that explained that co2 came AFTER the temperature rise?

[goranrudback]

If GHG's only can emit photons of the same wavelengths as they absorb, GHG's cannot change temperature of the Earth, only slow the cooling. To heat the Earth GHG's would have to emit photons of shorter wavelengths than they absorb.

[mh]

Great analogy! Now I'm curious, what is the saturation level? Approximately, like 400 ppm or something?

[dris]

Why is it that during most Ice Ages, Co2 was 5-10x higher than it is now? Also there were times when temps were higher than now, and also, Co2 was much higher than currently. There doesn't seem to be any real correlation to temperature.

[MinnesotaBeekeeper]

I like the idea of the explanation but is there a maximum saturation rate for carbon dioxide and what is that?

[andrewst]

Inside a glasshouse it is hotter than the ambient temperature but does thicker glass make it hotter still?

[truck]

Is it true that CO2 generated at ground level does not drift up >5000 ft, and doesn't reach the upper atmosphere to become a "greenhouse gas"?

[pcheck]

That doesn't make much sense to me

[jgesselberty]

Water vapor affects temperature a lot more. CO2, however, can be measred as a footprint, and liberals can tax it. See what they are doing here?

[pr]

its affects plant growth... hayys the more co2 the bigger faster plants grow... the bigger and stronger animals and trees will be, because plants makes O2 out of CO2 ... who does not not get this by now is beyond my understanding.... CO2 is a good thing ... :) gOT it

[GW]

She asked if it could be proved one way or the other and she's asking you to give the proof but you didn't say Jack schitt you just said yes it can be proven. That's not proved to me take a high kick rocks

[spacescatatford]

If there weren't CO2 in the atmosphere, Earth's global mean temperature would be -18C instead of 15C. That's a 33C differential for 420 parts per million of CO2. Just because you can sit in front of a microphone and run your mouth, doesn't mean you have the slightest idea you know what you are talking about.