The problem is that we can not just stop these processes, because of the big inertia of the climate system. (realclimate.org)
Inertia of the climate system reduces the near - term impact of human - made climate forcings, but that inertia is not necessarily our friend. (journals.plos.org)
IF I understand the slow thermal inertia of the climate system correctly, the California fires, this hurricane season, and other extreme weather we have seen in the past few years, all those things that have been exacerbated by climate change are the result of GHG put into the air 30 - 50 years ago. (realclimate.org)