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Old 05-06-2008, 20:50 PM   #141 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by svguy View Post
The debate does not center on "whether" CO2 is a driver as defined above, but on the extent of the effect it in light of other "signals" that compose the net energy flux.
Right. In a closed system, sure, put more free CO2 in the gaseous envelope and a body below should heat up at a greater rate than "mere" incident radiant energy would indicate. But planetary climate is not a closed system, so CO2 cannot be considered as a de facto driver for this "global warming" thingie.

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