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The belief is not that CO2 reflects (or interferes with) the transmission of ultraviolet rays. The issue is the ability for CO2 to retain (or absorb) this energy and not allow it to bounce from the ground and back into space. That is why Albedo is also an important issue in warming.

Current levels of CO2 are about 0.037% which is questionably up from the 0.027% historically seen. (This number is derived by guesstimate from glacial samples.

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