The unconventional scientist who predicted that rising carbon dioxide levels would change the climate
Physics World
OCTOBER 30, 2021
With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) coming up next month, it is strange to think that less than 100 years ago global warming was not widely accepted, even among experts. Then in 1896, preliminary calculations by Arrhenius hinted that humanity’s burning of fossil fuels could raise CO 2 levels and warm our planet.
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