{"id":425008,"date":"2026-02-07T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425008"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T10:45:37","slug":"new-study-rebuts-the-assumption-that-anthropogenic-co2-molecules-have-special-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425008","title":{"rendered":"New Study Rebuts the Assumption That Anthropogenic CO2 Molecules Have \u2018Special\u2019 Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Diagram<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The residence time of CO2 in the atmosphere refers to the average duration a CO2 molecule remains in the atmosphere before being removed through natural processes like absorption by oceans, plants, or soils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is distinct from the adjustment time (also called perturbation lifetime or e-folding time), which measures how long it takes for the atmospheric CO2 concentration to return to equilibrium after a perturbation, such as added emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between reservoirs: atmosphere, oceans, land biosphere, soils, and fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Illustration<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From No Trick Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Kenneth Richard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has for decades advocated net-zero governmental policies to reduce anthropogenic CO2 (aCO2) emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This advocacy is rooted in the non-physical assumption that aCO2 molecules are special, as they remain in the atmosphere for decades to centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proponents of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) narrative even claim aCO2 removal can \u201ctake up to several hundreds of thousands of years<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While AGW proponents insist that \u201conce in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide can continue to affect climate for thousands of years<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d they (and the IPCC) simultaneously acknowledge the residence time of \u201cnatural\u201d or non-anthropogenic CO2 is only about 4 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reality, a\u00a0new study<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0references the Equivalence Principle in emphasizing nature\u2019s sinks indiscriminately and equivalently absorb\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0aCO2 and natural CO2 in about 4 years (M\u00fcller, 2025<\/a><\/strong>). There is no physical reality for IPCC claims of \u201cspecialized\u201d absorption time for a CO2 vs. natural CO2 molecules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IPCC assumes exactly 50% of aCO2 emissions remain in the atmosphere for decades to millennia. It is consequently assumed net-zero policies that propose to halve aCO2 emission will lead to the stabilization of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Because \u201canthropogenic CO2 has the same [4-year] residence time of natural CO2,\u201d this assumption is physically invalid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net-zero policies will literally have no detectable effect on atmospheric CO2 concentrations. In sum, \u201cthe IPCC\u2019s assumptions and fundamentals are wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image Source:\u00a0M\u00fcller, 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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The residence time of CO2 in the atmosphere refers to the average duration a CO2 molecule remains in the atmosphere before being removed through natural processes like absorption by oceans, plants, or soils. 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