I must be a hard core denier because I am suspicious of even the current day temperature readings. What about the studies that have questioned the temperatures that are being taken?
It's good to ask questions and this is one of the most basic ones at the heart of everything.I must be a hard core denier because I am suspicious of even the current day temperature readings. What about the studies that have questioned the temperatures that are being taken?
Not overlooked, it's the 23% mentioned in the OP under Industry.One of the big things we are overlooking...
Yes, based on ‘measurements’ but even that particular conclusion is skewed by assumptions and preconceived notions.thing in the IPCC report that is "unequivocal" is the global temperature is rising (but that's based on measurements, not theory) and humans are adding to it.
I may not be as skeptical as I was of the science, but to me, it's lunacy to blindly trust anyone. In a democracy, it's somewhat our obligation to educate ourselves on the issues lest we become donkeys braying for the wrong things or ostriches with our heads in the sand.I’m just frustrated with science becoming socio-political - makes it hard for a layman like me to trust the leadership.
Yes and no. What's amazing about covid (and climate change) is the vast amount of misinformation. But how can you know the truth about what's what without a degree in virology, immunology, and vaccine manufacture? Both parties in the U.S. supported the vaccine, yet a lot of people mistrust it to this day.Covid acutely demonstrated that same thing just in a shorter time sequence: didn’t matter which news channel you listened to, you can’t trust them.
Well, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. In some cases both facts can be correct (e.g., photons are both a particle and a wave).Facts should generally be absolutes whether I like them or not. Both the climate change champions and the scoffers quote their pet studies that ‘prove’ their own points; both cannot be simultaneously correct.
I offered $10/panel. They are considering it. I have some space left for a few.People go on about how much energy goes into manufacturing photovoltaic cells, I just meant to say that if the cell can still generate electricity and the value of that electricity is more than the cost of installing it on a farm designed to fit mixed sizes, why not?
IPCC Report: Code red for humanity
(excerpts from... the [IPCC] report) ...to understand what tipping points are at what temperatures and their impacts...[below is all from the IPPC report]
The increase in global ocean heat content (TS2.4) will likely continue until at 3 least 2300 even for low-emission scenarios and global mean sea level rise will continue to rise for centuries to millennia following cessation of emissions
Alternatively, transitions from one state to another can occur if a critical threshold is exceeded; this is called bifurcation tipping. The new state is defined as irreversible on a given timescale if the recovery from this state takes substantially longer than the timescale of interest, which is decades to centuries for the projections presented in this report. A well-known example is the modelled irreversibility of the ocean’s thermohaline circulation in response to North Atlantic changes such as freshwater input from rainfall and ice-sheet melt
The opening remarks were a turn-off for me too.Well ..... I tried to watch that ..... but just can't watch that guy. A great example of how to cheery pick statistics with the intent to cause panic.
... Bill Gates ...will commit $1.5 billion for joint projects with the U.S. government if Congress enacts a program aimed at developing technologies that lower carbon emissions.
“Critical for all these climate technologies is to get the costs down and to be able to scale them up to a pretty gigantic level,” Mr. Gates said. “You’ll never get that scale up unless the government’s coming in with the right policies, and the right policy is exactly what’s in that infrastructure bill.”
Mission Accomplished on Earth.
Time for climate change on Mars.
China's Mars rover accomplishes planned exploration tasks
ampcopy Provided by Xinhua BEIJING Aug 17 Xinhua -- China Mars rover Zhurong has accomplished its exploration and detection tasks as planned according twww.bignewsnetwork.com
"Developing Country" my @$$
Still, Australia's government refuses to pledge net zero carbon emissions by 2050. ...
"Almost all of Australia's states and territories are committed to net zero emissions by 2050. It's really just that vacuum of leadership at the federal level," [ref]
They don't get a pass. That's just inflammatory propaganda. They signed before we did and still have commitments (but yes, at a lower rate).Are they still giving China a pass with developing country status?
By the end of 2019, China's hydropower capacity reached 356 GW.[34] China's installed capacity of solar power reached 252 GW and wind power capacity was 282 GW, as of 2020.[35][36] China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity. China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 and peak emissions before 2030. By 2030, China aims to lower carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65 percent from the 2005 level, raise the share of non-fossil energy in primary energy use to around 25 percent, and bring the total installed capacity of wind and solar electricity to more than 1200GW.[37][38]
ROFL. Yeah, I know... they only just stopped producing CFCs this year after signing the Montreal Protocol in 1991.Sorry ..... but I think the propaganda about China .... is FROM China. Disagree, Nothing to hold ours to the fire either.