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Black Carbon Second-Leading Cause of Climate Change
Wood-burning cook stoves, diesel engines and coal plants are the primary emitters of black carbon — and the second-leading contributor to warming temperatures. It's estimated that black carbon is responsible for 18 percent of the atmosphere's warming. But an article in yesterday's New York Times points out ways to make significant reductions in black carbon emissions by making simple changes.
The good news is that methods to reduce black carbon emissions already exist and are pretty cheap. One of the most effective ways to reduce black carbon is to replace cook stoves that use wood or dung as fuel with more modern low-soot versions solar-powered stoves. Reducing black carbon emissions makes a difference right away — soot only stays in the air for about two weeks, according to researchers with the Energy and Resources Institute
Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a professor of climate science at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography tells the New York Times that decreasing soot now could slow the effects of climate change. “In terms of climate change we’re driving fast toward a cliff, and this could buy us time.”
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