Originally Posted by
73qanda
I agree that solutions to climate change issues will come from engineering and science but why would we need to
Yes, which politicians pay lip service to but rarely understand.
I’m all for cleaning up our act a bit but not sure why CO2 has such a bad name.
Can anyone explain with a bit of data ?
Cheers
The "Back of a post card" version is: the rate at which CO2 is generated is believed to be (or is shown to be) higher than the rate at which CO2 can be absorbed and/or used by various plants.
The aggregate amount is an annual gain, which over time (see boiling a frog) begins to change the entire blanket of mixed gases that is our atmosphere.
Why rate (or mass flow rate) is important: did you ever try to drink from a fire hose rather than sipping from a glass?