2016 Carbon Dioxide Cooling 
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 7, 2025
The year 2023 was by far the warmest in Earths recorded history, and perhaps in the past 100,000 years , shattering the previous record set in 2016 by 0.27C (0.49F). Its a great question, but the warming effect from heat-trapping gases far outweighs the cooling effect from industrial aerosols. But why were 2023 and 2024 so warm?
Real Climate
AUGUST 25, 2023
If the AMOC weakens, this region will cool. And in fact it is cooling – it’s the only region on Earth which has cooled since preindustrial times. That’s easy to check: if that were the case, then cooling in the area would be linked to increased heat loss at the surface. From Rahmstorf and Ganopolski 1999.
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Real Climate
JULY 10, 2022
The IPCC AR6 report used the most up-to-date estimates from Etminan et al (2016) which are similar but slightly more complicated than the simplified, oft-used formula for CO 2 : RF = 5.35 W/m 2 , and the net forcing (including cooling impacts of aerosols and natural changes) is 2.7±0.8 ln(CO 2 /CO 2 _orig) (seen in Table 6.2
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
The observed reduction in surface warming trend over the period 1998 to 2012 as compared to the period 1951 to 2012, is due in roughly equal measure to a reduced trend in radiative forcing and a cooling contribution from natural internal variability, which includes a possible redistribution of heat within the ocean ( medium confidence ).
Real Climate
AUGUST 12, 2021
I think in hindsight that my concerns from 2013 to some extent were supported by the fact that the IPCC organised an Expert Meeting on Communication, Oslo, Norway, 9–10 February 2016. Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is the most important greenhouse gas that we have added to the atmosphere, however, some of it has been absorbed by land and oceans.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 15, 2022
When Ted Flint passed away in 2016, his wife Debby began to explore options to preserve the unique site and its natural resources. Ted and Debby Flint purchased the property in 1986 and continued its stewardship. In 1991, much of the complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 1, 2023
The project is reducing emissions and Phoenix Contact’s carbon footprint. It complements Phoenix Contact’s Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) system, which generates about half of the facility’s electric requirements. In total since its construction, the Resource Center has grown and donated nearly 10,000 lbs.
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