Strange political bedfellows unite on black carbon

Carbon dioxide, from automobile exhaust and other sources, stays in the atmosphere for decades, so cuts in carbon-dioxide emissions could take a relatively long time to reverse warming trends. Deep and immediate cuts in carbon dioxide are still urgently necessary, but quick action on black carbon wi...

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune News Service
Main Author Rosenthal, Erika
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 03.06.2009
Subjects
Atmosphere
Automobiles
Climate change
Councils
Diesel engines
Global warming
Public works
Sustainable development
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Summary:Carbon dioxide, from automobile exhaust and other sources, stays in the atmosphere for decades, so cuts in carbon-dioxide emissions could take a relatively long time to reverse warming trends. Deep and immediate cuts in carbon dioxide are still urgently necessary, but quick action on black carbon will buy valuable time for the Arctic, forestalling global warming tipping points like the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.