Tag Archives: Carbon Cycle

Carbon Budgets

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Clive Best

It started as a nice simple idea: There is a finite amount of Carbon that humanity can burn before the planet warms above 2C. This idea was based on  AR5  Earth Systems Models (ESMs) ‘showing’ that the relationship between global … Continue reading →

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Carbon Circular logic

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Clive Best

The cornerstone of climate science must be the enhanced greenhouse effect caused by rising CO2 levels. Therefore understanding how CO2 may increase in the future is of fundamental importance, and you would assume that any Earth Systems Model(ESM) should as a minimum be able … Continue reading →

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