But could we bring such a situation about on a shorter timeframe through continued carbon dioxide emissions? The good news is, probably notEven with all humanity’s carbon emissions to date, there’s a lot less carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere than Venus, and Earth is further away from the Sun. But could we bring such a situation about on a shorter timeframe through continued carbon dioxide emissions? Stacy Squires/Stuff Human emissions of carbon dioxide are considered insufficient to trigger a runaway greenhouse, given the fossil fuel reserves available. Yet human emissions of carbon dioxide are considered insufficient to trigger a runaway greenhouse, given the fossil fuel reserves available.

Source: Stuff April 06, 2021 10:41 UTC