Is global warming because of co2 emmissions?

Question

Some people say that it is just junk science. What is the evidence? What papers have been published?

Answer 1

CO2 emissions from automobiles and industrial processes are only the largest contributor to greenhouse gases, not the only one. Volcanic activity, methane release from swamplands and animal emissions (okay, cattle farts, if you must know), all of them release gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. If you spend even a few minutes researching this, you'll find a plethora of reports, studies, and experimental data showing this phenomenon is real, and is indeed affected by what we do. Although I don't hold it up as evidence, per se, I'd recommend going to see "An Inconvenient Truth" at your local movie theater

Answer 2

I suggest you do a simple experiment. Build a small "hot house" using a piece of semi transparent plastic. Place a thermometer in side of it. If the temperature rises, you'll know the hot house effect works.

Now ask yourself, could such an effect work on a global scale, using a gas like CO2. If you believe it can, then we may be the cause of some of the warming that may be taking place, because we make a lot of CO2 gas.

Keep in mind that if global warming turns out to be, on the money, it will be game over for all of us if we don't act quickly. If it turns out to be inaccurate and we invest in an air clean up: we get to breath clean air again. Unfortunately, those in the oil industry, will have to find another job.

Answer 3

Yes, global warming is caused by excess CO2 in the atmosphere; this gas is released by human activities- cars, power generation, factories, fertilizers use, deforestation. But there is hope, such as replacing gasoline with ethanol.
The largest and best scientific reports are on the United Nations´ science committee called IPCCC, under website www.unfccc.int.

Answer 4

Yes that is true and there has been plenty of papers that have been published all you have to do is search for them. I work in the Environmental research group are argonne national labs and we are trying to fix the problem. Our goal is to find out if plants are taking the excess CO2 out of the air and putting the carbon into the soil

Answer 5

We live on a 8 billion person planet, and have 7 billion people already. Cutting down mass rainforests for McDonalds hamburgers, thereby cutting down CO2 users that give out oxygen.
Go Figure.

Answer 6

i believe the main reason of having a global warming is the destruction of forest around the world!the leaves of the trees prevent the sunlight to reach the ground. the lack of trees here on earth cause the direct hit of sunlight to the earth surface and this is the reason why more heat is generated from the ground to cause global warming.

Answer 7

Bamboobaby: You are right. Anyone wishing to find out about the damage being done to the environment should read Al Gore's book, "The inconvenient Truth", or see the Movie.

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

Yes. People's cars are the biggest culprits, but you can't forget insect farts.

Answer 10

I'll bet there are as many theories as there are people in the world!