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originally posted by: Dfairlite
a reply to: DBCowboy
The idea that CO2 could cause global warming in any appreciable, measurable way is asinine
See the yellow sliver in this pie chart? (yeah, me neither) That's the amount of the atmosphere that is CO2. Show me any gaseous element that you could put that little of in the atmosphere and change the temperature appreciably. It's simply not possible it defies the laws physics. The CO2 molecules would have to capture/produce thousands of times the energy (heat) when compared to the other molecules in the atmosphere, and they don't.
originally posted by: Gryphon66
The planet is warming.
It doesn’t matter why, it’s too late to change.
A better question is, why is TPTB so intent on distracting us from making reasonable changes to increase the chances of our survival?
originally posted by: Ironclad1964
originally posted by: Gryphon66
The planet is warming.
It doesn’t matter why, it’s too late to change.
A better question is, why is TPTB so intent on distracting us from making reasonable changes to increase the chances of our survival?
The planet has been slowly warming since we left the Pleistocene and entered the Holocene roughly 12,000 years ago, when the current ice age entered an interglacial period.
There is nothing to change and nothing to be done about it. It is a natural cycle that will last around 2.4 Million years until the next major epoch arrives and the interglacial period ends.
Until then, the earths climate will continue to climb a few degrees and remain on the warmer side for the foreseeable future.
But as I said, some people will totally ignore science that conflicts with their feelings, so pointing it out is a useless gesture. :/
originally posted by: Dfairlite
a reply to: ScepticScot
Way to completely miss the point and be completely wrong. Bravo.
The point is, the physics of thermal transfer makes CO2 as a greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, basically useless.
Did you even think about the science behind what you're implying? What happens if you fill a translucent balloon with 90-100% CO2? How hot does the balloon get when compared to the ambient temperature outside? Why doesn't it get warmer?
You are the one claiming the entirely accpeted physics of how CO2 warms the atmosphere is wrong.
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: DBCowboy
If humankind is changing the climate, then humankind needs to unite and un-change the climate.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. (USA emits less than 15% of global gasses)
Even though belief is clearly below 97%, support over 80% is strong consensus. Would a lower level of consensus convince anyone concerned about anthropogenic global warming to abandon their views and advocate unrestricted burning of fossil fuels? I think not. Even the 2016 Cook paper says “From a broader perspective, it doesn’t matter if the consensus number is 90% or 100%.”