Black Carbon and Warming: It's Worse than We Thought

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Black Carbon and Warming: It's Worse than We Thought
January 17, 2013 Analysis,
By Carl Zimmer,
Yale Environment 360,

A new study indicates soot, known as black carbon, plays a far greater role in global warming than previously believed and is second only to CO2 in the amount of heat it traps in the atmosphere. Reducing some forms of soot emissions — such as from diesel fuel and coal burning — could prove effective in slowing down the planet’s warming.