Carbon dioxide contributes to global warming by absorbing and re-emitting infrared radiation
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 82/100
Carbon dioxide absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation, driving global warming and exerting a measurable radiative forcing on the Earth's surface.
Evidence for · 2
Radiative forcing due to carbon dioxide decomposed into its component vibrational bands †
2023 · cited by 12
The study details how carbon dioxide causes radiative forcing through the absorption and emission of infrared radiation via its vibrational-rotational transitions.
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Observational determination of surface radiative forcing by CO2 from 2000 to 2010.
2015 · cited by 0
Observational data confirm the theoretical greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide by measuring the surface radiative forcing directly attributable to rising CO2 levels.