Nibbler Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Its a money making scam - because humans have almost no effect on global warming - Its going to get warmer anyway. In the same way that Vaccines are a money making scam for pharmaceutical companies? Or common descent is a conspiracy theory by atheists? Are you basing your claim on any knowledge of science or just your personal prejudices? I know nothing about climate science (and I doubt anyone here does) I do though know alot about 1. The scientific method. 2. Peer review. 3. Scientists. If there's a consensus amongst climatologists that AGW is real then what exactly are you basing your disagreement on? Same king of basis as creationists, anti vaxxers and HIV denialists I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 In the same way that Vaccines are a money making scam for pharmaceutical companies? Or common descent is a conspiracy theory by atheists? Are you basing your claim on any knowledge of science or just your personal prejudices? I know nothing about climate science (and I doubt anyone here does) I do though know alot about 1. The scientific method. 2. Peer review. 3. Scientists. If there's a consensus amongst climatologists that AGW is real then what exactly are you basing your disagreement on? Same king of basis as creationists, anti vaxxers and HIV denialists I expect. I'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread Scientists themselves have concluded that humans contribute 0.02% of global warming - basically is a natural occurence. If we totally wiped out pollution and the like, the earth will continue to get warmer anyway.... Its a cycle that we cannot stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread Scientists themselves have concluded that humans contribute 0.02% of global warming - basically is a natural occurence. If we totally wiped out pollution and the like, the earth will continue to get warmer anyway.... Its a cycle that we cannot stop. we've had a bigger impact, But the globe warms a cools we've just sped it up a bit thats all, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'll repeat what I said earlier in the thread Scientists themselves have concluded that humans contribute 0.02% of global warming - Which scientists where? As far as I can tell the extent of the contribution of AGW is still being debated, the consensus is on its existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibbler Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 we've had a bigger impact, But the globe warms a cools we've just sped it up a bit thats all, That's true but it's more complicated than that (as far as I can tell). This is a good summary written by a scientist for the layperson http://monthlyreview.org/2008/07/01/the-scientific-case-for-modern-anthropogenic-global-warming He explains about feedback and maybe explains where this erroneous figure of 0.2% has come from (relative contribution of water vapour and CO2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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