Which of the following best explains the concept of the "temporal lag" involved in climate change?
A) The effects of carbon dioxide emitted today will not be felt until much later, and they will persist for hundreds of years.
B) The harms caused by carbon dioxide emissions tend to fall on nonhuman species and on people who have done nothing to cause the problem.
C) Carbon dioxide emitted anywhere in the world affects everyone in the world, meaning that the people who emit carbon dioxide do not suffer the full effects of their emissions.
D) Our parents' and grandparents' carbon dioxide emissions have already made it impossible to prevent climate change, so there is nothing we can do but adapt to it.

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The concept of "temporal lag" in climate change refers to the delay between the emission of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, and the observable effects of those emissions on the climate. This delay means that the climate impacts of emissions made today will not be fully felt for years or even decades, and once they are felt, they will persist for a long time.

Which of the Following Best Explains the Concept of the "Temporal