Time To Confront A Major Climate Pollutant: Soot

The document highlights the significant role of black carbon (soot) as a short-lived climate forcer that accelerates warming and melting in the Arctic by darkening ice and snow. It calls on environmental ministers of Arctic nations to lead efforts in reducing these emissions, noting that black carbon is now identified as the second most important climate pollutant with twice the climate impact previously understood.

• Black carbon, a product of incomplete combustion from fossil fuels, agricultural fires, and residential heating/cooking, accelerates Arctic warming by darkening reflective ice and snow surfaces.
• Recent scientific evidence indicates that black carbon is the second most important climate pollutant and has a climate impact twice as large as previously understood.

APA

Earthjustice (2013). Time To Confront A Major Climate Pollutant: Soot. https://earthjustice.org/article/time-to-confront-a-major-climate-pollutant-soot

Chicago

Earthjustice. Time To Confront A Major Climate Pollutant: Soot. 2013. https://earthjustice.org/article/time-to-confront-a-major-climate-pollutant-soot.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Earthjustice |title=Time To Confront A Major Climate Pollutant: Soot |date=1 February 2013 |url=https://earthjustice.org/article/time-to-confront-a-major-climate-pollutant-soot |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2013time, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Time To Confront A Major Climate Pollutant: Soot}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2013}, month = feb, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/time-to-confront-a-major-climate-pollutant-soot}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }