Sentences with phrase «dioxide moderates climate»
«We have to consider there are two sides of the coin: On the one hand, the uptake of carbon dioxide moderates climate change but, on the other hand, it affects life in the ocean — with consequences for economy and society.»
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Carbon dioxide removal addresses the root cause of climate change — high concentrations of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere — and generally have well - understood benefits and risks, but current technologies would take decades to achieve moderate results and be cost - prohibitive at scales large enough to have a sizeable impact.
They used a number of climate models and made a «moderate estimate» of future emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are widely believed to be contributing to the recent warming trend of the Earth's climate.
After decades of delaying any meaningful national climate policy, America was poised to finally enact moderate limits on carbon dioxide emissions from our nation's energy sector — but this executive order threatens to stop that progress in its tracks.
A rate of warming of 0.07 oC / decade implying moderate climate sensitivity to carbon dioxide and centuries — in a worst case scenario — to reach an impossibly misguided target of 2OC.
Forests also help moderate climate by soaking up and storing carbon dioxide.