Nor did his fairly rapid dismissal of his early belief that cooling caused by pollution might outstrip warming due to carbon dioxide.

他在早期认为大气中污染物的降温作用超过其中二氧化碳的升温作用，不过 后来很快就抛弃了这个观点。 这也对改善他在心态保守的同事眼里的个人形象没有好处。