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If the law of diminished returns applies to CO2 and increased temp where does the temperature peak?

The relationship between CO2 and increased temperature is logrithmic, so eventually extra CO2 fails to raise temperatures.

How do we determine the conc. of CO2 at which this happens and where on that graph are we at 380ppm of CO2?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The relationship between C-O2 and increased temperature is approximately logarithmic, but that doesn't mean that additional C-O2 won't raise the temperature: It just means that a given incremental increase in the C-O2 concentration will have less of an effect.

    So there is no point at which additional C-O2 has zero effect.

    Sorry.

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    4 years ago

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