Overlooked Pollutants Are Responsible for About 15% of Current Global Warming, Study Shows
Scientists say indirect greenhouse gases are the third-largest human cause of warming and have been left out of United Nations climate policy.
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Overlooked pollutants are responsible for about 15% of current global warming, study shows
In a new paper published in Science, leading scientists and climate policy experts show that 15% of current global warming (0.3°C) from human emissions stems from pollutants that fall outside most existing climate policy frameworks. Most of these overlooked pollutants are called "indirect greenhouse gases" and include carbon monoxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and molecular hydrogen.
Forgotten pollutants drive 15% of global warming
A new paper has shown that approximately 15% of current global warming (about 0.3°C) from human emissions stems from pollutants that fall outside most existing climate policy frameworks. Most of these overlooked pollutants are called ‘indirect greenhouse gases’ and include carbon monoxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and molecular hydrogen. The authors of the paper include several prominent figures in climate science …
Has a blind spot crept into climate policies? A study published on June 11 in the journal Science suggests that approximately 15% of global warming, or 0.3°C, comes from pollutants not taken into account in most existing policy frameworks. Called "indirect greenhouse gases," they include carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds other than methane, nitrogen oxides, and molecular hydrogen. These pollutants (...) Read more In brief / Climate
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