214004) which dismisses the role of increasing concentrations of anthropogenic CO 2 on global warming of planet Earth. We show that these conclusions are the consequence of two flaws in Smirnov's theoretical model which neglect the effects of the increased concentrations of CO 2 on the absorption of Earth's blackbody radiation in the 12-15µm region. The influence of doubling the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere on the surface temperature is not ∆T = 0.02K, or even ∆T = 0.4K if only one of the two mistakes in Smirnov's analysis is corrected. The correct value lies within ∆T = 1.1 − 1.3K as outlined by other authors analysis using simplified, yet more theoretically consistent models.
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