Old carbon emissions are still driving trillions in climate damage https://www.earth.com/news/old-carbon-emissions-are-still-driving-trillions-in-climate-damage/ Posted by silence7
silence7 on March 28, 2026 3:11 pm The paper is [here](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10272-6) This happens because [when you add CO₂ to the atmosphere, concentrations stay elevated basically forever in human terms](https://www.nature.com/articles/climate.2008.122.epdf?sharing_token=1S_0Th24Bg9IxPZtwFIYwtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PofJzPf-DjN3kkXOM-08nJJHq-TfOn6WSCYcYH6dQJGgBhcBGZVDEw5nwzzG-DShFkwJd5X_JP9M_eVhiVCYUoH6csR8n1dlkQtGW9g4BvVi_siLK049-Rhst5X0zoztnMsykHZp76aXztJcG3m-FQJeVtzLpEUqlf5FmgJbT2fgGBPjj0hDgZipqY9bQOjVv5ZHZzULTgyT55tNRDJvBKgLa6db2-2k49pDXaehOgiNToP1XLAR_Auu0tJE4BdU8%3D)
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The paper is [here](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10272-6)
This happens because [when you add CO₂ to the atmosphere, concentrations stay elevated basically forever in human terms](https://www.nature.com/articles/climate.2008.122.epdf?sharing_token=1S_0Th24Bg9IxPZtwFIYwtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0PofJzPf-DjN3kkXOM-08nJJHq-TfOn6WSCYcYH6dQJGgBhcBGZVDEw5nwzzG-DShFkwJd5X_JP9M_eVhiVCYUoH6csR8n1dlkQtGW9g4BvVi_siLK049-Rhst5X0zoztnMsykHZp76aXztJcG3m-FQJeVtzLpEUqlf5FmgJbT2fgGBPjj0hDgZipqY9bQOjVv5ZHZzULTgyT55tNRDJvBKgLa6db2-2k49pDXaehOgiNToP1XLAR_Auu0tJE4BdU8%3D)