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Joel Kontinen
Why do the so called forgotten pollutants cause a great deal of global warming? Searchers say
that the indirect greenhouse gases can contribute 15 per cent of what is
understood as global warning.
Carbon
monoxide and volatile organic compounds don’t just poison the air we breathe.
They also fuel chemical reactions in the atmosphere that heat the planet.
Of all the
global warming that has happened since the pre-industrial era, about 15 per
cent has been caused by emissions other than greenhouse gases, mainly carbon
monoxide and VOCs. That is double the contribution of nitrous oxide, the
third-most-common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane.
Source:
Alec Luhn 2026 ‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming | New Scientist 11 June
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