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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
If the earth were only 800,000 years old then it might be a problem.
That's a material property, we know CO2 warms the atmosphere, with out any CO2 it the mean temperature at the equator might not be much above freezing
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Yes, and we humans are adding carbon dioxide (carbon 12) to the atmosphere - and the climate is getting warmer. Most of the carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the ocean, which makes it more acidic (carbonic acid) - AND the ocean is absorbing most of the heat, too.
Eventually, as the ocean gets warmer - it will release the carbon dioxide - and this will accelerate the warming.