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Global warming and climate change are a very highly-discussed topic of mankind. It may even be the greatest threat to mankind. Some companies within the Greentech industry develop methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What is rather peculiar is the solid physical foundation of how and why CO2 contributes to the heating of the atmosphere. It merely lies in the interesting quantum mechanics of this linear, triatomic molecule. An ab initio (from first principles) paper on this topic came out earlier this year. In contrast to a top down approach, this bottom up one gives a transparent insight on how and why carbon dioxiode is so effective at trapping heat. This is the paper: "https://lnkd.in/eKDDZQes" For those just interested in a Layman explanation, there is a summary of the paper findings on a Reddit thread: "https://lnkd.in/evFryA83" Please look up!

As we confront climate change, understanding the significance of PPM (parts per million) is crucial. This vital indicator shows the carbon concentration in our atmosphere, directly linked to global warming. The graph below highlights a rapid increase in PPM since 1750, with a significant acceleration since 1960. Today, PPM stands at approximately 420—a level not seen since the Pliocene Epoch, over 2.6 million years ago. This dramatic rise is one climate scientists are hugely alarmed by and is a now a growing concern across the industry. I encourage everyone to read the latest update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (linked below) to fully grasp the concept of PPM as this number should be at the forefront of our minds. I was born when PPM was 338. What about you? #ppm #climate #climateaction #news

What do you say to this one... Is it actually true what we hear in the media about global warming? If I look at this table the data from balloons, satellites and reanalyzing we are way below the 1.5 degrees. That the climate is changing is for sure but how much influence we have on that is debatable. #climate #change #facts

We know from the CMIP studies and the latest IPCC reports that negative greenhouse gas emissions are necessary to avoid severe global warming. One nature-based solution for implementing negative CO2 emissions is afforestation/reforestation. By binding CO2 in newly planted forests through the process of photosynthesis, the CO2 content in the atmosphere is reduced. However, the actual reduction potential of this method is less well known - at least to the public. How much land can be used for reforestation, leaving enough land for agriculture, industry and population? And what would be the cooling effect of this reforestation? This visualization is based on a new simulation of ambitious afforestation/reforestation for a scenario of temperature increase. By showing the change in forest area and simultaneously the temperature change for this scenario compared to a simulation with constant land use, the effects of afforestation/reforestation can be better understood. In addition to the development of the spatial patterns, the small animated graphics below also show the global effect: the development of the global mean forest area change and the temperature change compared to the reference scenario. Simulation: Y. Moustakis, #LMU, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Visualization: M. Böttinger, #DKRZ, Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum Further information can be found in the video description: https://lnkd.in/dRByhBqT

This book is a thorough investigation of the government's spraying of aerosol metals (chemtrails) in the upper atmosphere to manipulate Climate Change. If you took the blue pill, stay away! Reading this will change your perspective and there's no going back:

May 2024 marks the 12th month of record breaking temperatures in a row. Since June 2023, every month has broken the peak temperature average for that month in respective years. Scientists believe this period of prolonged heat is partially caused by the unusually strong El Niño in 2023, but mostly from the steady, ongoing human-caused warming. ""This remains an active area of research, and I expect that we will have more answers over the coming year. At this stage, it looks like it was related partially to the fact that all of these components were additively combining to contribute more warming on top of the long-term climate change trend."" - Dr. Zachary Labe Zachary Labe , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Find out more about how climate change is impacting the world by visitting: https://lnkd.in/e6MGEU2E #Heat #ClimateChange #May2024 #Heatwave #ElNino #Emissions

From clouds to fjords, the Arctic bears witness to climate change - EPFL: Climate change is particularly intense in the Arctic. To assess its consequences and determine what role this region plays in global warming, two teams of scientists from EPFL have visited the area. One to gain a better understanding of the region's air composition, the other to quantify the greenhouse gases sequestered in Greenland fjords sourced by glacial water. https://lnkd.in/emrTcTSx

How do condensation trails formed by #aircraft contribute to global warming?✈️🌡️ In this article we explain why it is so difficult to understand the #contrails phenomenon and its impact on #climate, and how its study is key to a #greenaviation future🌍 #SESAR3JU https://bit.ly/4atr2YJ

Two approaches to reversing global warming are proposed: “drawdown,” which involves enhancing natural processes to remove CO² from the atmosphere, and geo-engineering, which encompasses large-scale climate experiments, some of which are risky and resemble science fiction. https://buff.ly/3UqZhL2

Ron Johnson stumps Raskin with the intriguing analysis of the Vostok ice core samples spanning over 440000 years, revealing that 'ice cores show CO2 increases lag behind temperature rises, disproving the link to global warming' 🤔 The lag proves that rising CO2 did not cause the initial warming as past ice ages ended, but it does not in any way contradict the idea that higher CO2 levels cause warming. This data set contains ice core chemistry, timescale, isotope, and temperature data analyzed by several investigators. In January 1998, the collaborative ice-drilling project between Russia, the United States, and France at the Russian Vostok station in East Antarctica yielded the deepest ice core ever recovered, reaching a depth of 3,623 m. Preliminary data indicate the Vostok ice-core record extends through four climate cycles, with ice slightly older than 400 kyr. Vostok Ice Core Chemistry, Timescale, Isotope, and Temperature Data, Version 1 https://lnkd.in/dzqa-Cb3 https://lnkd.in/d4SrZt5J