Recent content by John Topham

Try searching for this instead: Increased transparency in accounting conventions could benefit climate policy

I don't know if you saw my previous reply. It had a completely unrelated link. The reply has since been edited with the correct link.

I was referring to the heating effects but thanks for the other part. I've been wondering about cumulative heat (or whatever the scientific term is). When the planet heats up, it will radiate more heat back out into space but I'm sure that it's more complex then just the temperature...

In a way you made my point when you said "to get from the east coast to the west coast, airplanes are the only option unless you really plan to take the trip itself for enjoyment". If flying wasn't an option then people probably travel to some place closer. You might argue that people need to...

The idea of using aerosols for geoengineering comes to the media's attention every few years. I can see two problems with this. The first is getting international agreement. Some countries might think that results would cause harm to their country. The second is that the effects are...

After I wrote my reply I found this: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231020305689?via%3Dihub

This was my source. I am assuming that their reasoning and references are accurate. I don't have the time to follow all the links to be sure. How Airplane Contrails Are Helping Make the Planet Warmer By Fred Pearce • July 18, 2019

The heating effects occur mostly at night when there is no sunlight to reflect.