According to Gardiner, which of the following is an important implication of the fact that carbon dioxide is a long-lived greenhouse gas?
A) That climate change is a resilient phenomenon.
B) That the impacts of climate change are seriously back-loaded.
C) That climate change is a substantially deferred phenomenon
D) all of the above

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According to Gardiner, the fact that carbon dioxide is a long-lived greenhouse gas implies that climate change is a resilient phenomenon (meaning it will persist even if we stop emitting greenhouse gases), that the impacts of climate change are seriously back-loaded (meaning we will not see the worst impacts until later this century or beyond), and that climate change is a substantially deferred phenomenon (meaning the full effects may not be felt until centuries from now). Therefore, all of the above choices are correct.

According to Gardiner, Which of the Following Is an Important