These impact the overall energy balance of the planet, known as radiative forcing, which is what causes the global temperature to rise. (carbonbrief.org)
In it, he has made clear that he feels that apart from greenhouse gases, other climate forcings (the changes that affect the energy balance of the planet) are being neglected in the scientific discussion. (realclimate.org)
The truly global average is important, since only it is directly related to the energy balance of our planet and thus the radiative forcing by greenhouse gases. (realclimate.org)