Those who believe we must reverse the trend towards a small warming of our climate should be careful what they wish for. It is simply not possible to control the climate with any precision, even if we tried. The idea that if we were to somehow lower the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from the present level of around 0.042% to 0.028%(which it was, allegedly, in 1850) that we would end up with a perfect climate, is complete nonsense. There are so many natural variables, some of which we know very little about, which have an equal or greater effect than CO2, that we have no hope whatsoever of controlling the climate. In any case there are so many different climates that a change which might improve one climate would adversely affect others.
Here is a very interesting article which looks at the great benefit of a warming world on humanity over the recent past:
Untold Story of Climate’s Holocene Gift to Humanity - CO2 Coalition
NO - CO2 is not the "thermostat for the earth". It is just one variable among many. There are many benefits from CO2 which the article above points out. Just be thankful you are not living in a cold period of the ice age.
ReplyDeleteDerek. This is science. Cold hard facts. There are many factors with CO2 is the dominant one. Science says so with evidence.
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