It wouldn't make much sense to say that lower solar irradiance...leads to a higher global temperature
Not at first glance, and I don't disagree with you. I'm only pointing out that graph paints a narrow picture and conclusions shouldn't be made based from that alone. This is a complicated scientific issue which has sadly become very politically charged.
If global temperature was directly correlated to TSI, large spikes of irradiance would be offset by large depressions of irradiance in change of global temperature. This is not the case so this is not the only factor. That is not to say however that TSI is not a factor in relationship with other variables.
The paper Long-term global temperature variations... examines the relationship between these variables. The greenhouse effect (from a combination of sources (to varying degrees), anthropogenic and natural) might explain changes in global temperature not falling during lower levels of solar irradiance. This is not say that solar irradiance has nothing to do with climate change (it does!), only that there is not a direct correlation.
Anyways the linked CTV article isn't about TSI but solar flares and earth/moon orbits, which have a more tenuous link if at all to climate change. Interestingly I've seen some papers years ago examining solar flares interaction with the earth's magnetic field which might be worth investigating. Anyways OP's title is a bit misleading which might be why we've gone down this tangent!
Not at first glance, and I don't disagree with you. I'm only pointing out that graph paints a narrow picture and conclusions shouldn't be made based from that alone. This is a complicated scientific issue which has sadly become very politically charged.
If global temperature was directly correlated to TSI, large spikes of irradiance would be offset by large depressions of irradiance in change of global temperature. This is not the case so this is not the only factor. That is not to say however that TSI is not a factor in relationship with other variables.
The paper Long-term global temperature variations... examines the relationship between these variables. The greenhouse effect (from a combination of sources (to varying degrees), anthropogenic and natural) might explain changes in global temperature not falling during lower levels of solar irradiance. This is not say that solar irradiance has nothing to do with climate change (it does!), only that there is not a direct correlation.
Anyways the linked CTV article isn't about TSI but solar flares and earth/moon orbits, which have a more tenuous link if at all to climate change. Interestingly I've seen some papers years ago examining solar flares interaction with the earth's magnetic field which might be worth investigating. Anyways OP's title is a bit misleading which might be why we've gone down this tangent!
You could apply this to climate change in general.