Only answer if you believe global warming is caused by humans.?

Question

I do not, and I have heard every possible argument against, and am looking for people to convince me otherwise.

Answer 1

The scientific debate about whether global warming is real and caused by man is over. This is not some treehugger Commie conspiracy to control people. Al Gore is not responsible for any of the science.

Scientists agree it's real and caused by man:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

That one answers the question of the guy above "How do we know the scientists agree?" It's two years old, the consensus is much stronger now.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1995348,00.html

Business leaders agree it's real and caused by man:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/companies/climate_emissions/index.htm

The IPCC report is the final proof.

The IPCC report will be available in a few weeks. It will cost money, it's 1600 pages. But someone will put it up online at some point. It covers all the ideas that have been raised for natural causes, solar variation, volcanoes, etc. And it rejects them, not based on opinion, but on hard peer reviewed data. Read the 21 page summary here:

http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf

The IPCC report is the biggest scientific paper ever, with the most data, the most authors, and the most peer review, in the history of science. It is the very pinnacle of hard scientific research. The last paper to hold that title was the last IPCC report in 2001. You can look at that one here.

http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/online.htm

Science does not get any more solid than this.
The global warming deniers are exactly the same type of non-science believers as the people who don't believe we landed on the moon.

I would have added "or those who believe the Earth was made 6000 years ago". But I can't. Evangelical Christians believe it's real and caused by man:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243801,00.html?sPage=fnc.science/naturalscience

The scientific debate over whether global warming is real and caused by man is finished. Yes and yes. The evidence is so strong that the opponents of fixing the problem tried to bribe scientists to criticize the IPCC report.

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2004397,00.html

Look at these important and influential people who agree, because of the above. You may not respect ALL the names, but surely you'll respect some.

"The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now."

James Rogers, CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.

"The overwhelming majority of atmospheric scientists around the world and our own National Academy of Sciences are in essential agreement on the facts of global warming and the significant contribution of human activity to that trend."

Russell E. Train, former environmental official under Presidents Nixon and Ford

"Global warming is already starting, and there's going to be more of it. I think there is still time to deal with global warming, but we need to act soon. Humans now control global climate, for better or worse."

James Hansen, Ph.D. climate scientist, NASA

"By mid-century, millions more poor children around the world are likely to face displacement, malnourishment, disease and even starvation unless all countries take action now to slow global warming."

Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University

"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. The science is clear. The global warming debate is over."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, Governor, California

"Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming."

John McCain, Republican, Senator, Arizona

"These technologies will help us become better stewards of the environment - and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change."

President George Bush

And it won't be benign. It will flood coastal areas and damage agriculture. Rich countries will see huge costs, and the standard of living will go down. In poor countries people will die of starvation.

Answer 2

Well we could analyze the crap out of it and throw a lot of big words around like anthropocentric; but what it really takes is a look around and a realizing that we are killing "our earth" the "one" we need to live on. If you can not have an understanding of science and its reliability to accuracy then i do not know what to tell you, other than when we burn fossil fuels we are burning ancient sunlight from 400 million years ago. Do you even have a grasp of this time line or are you one of those who are trying to dictate policy (while making a fortune) by claiming the earth is only 10 thousand years old! Pure craziness! But what is also crazy is me knowing that you are living in a big warm house and driving all over the place (worse is driving to your job) and that you are having no thought that of what you do has consequences, this is where you and I greatly differ. So there really is no free lunch and the tab is due soon.
Clear Sky's: increases micro toxic chemicals in atmosphere
healthy Forests: Allowes clear cutting in wilderness and road-less areas.
8 billion Tax give away: Exxon Mobile record all time take home profits. Exxon is spending that money to place propaganda and false scientific information to the public.

Answer 3

This statement was made on the "Inconvenient Truth" site: "The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence.1 The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable."

That kind of language should run up all sorts of red flags to anyone who applies reason before reaching a conclusion on any subject. How can it be determined that the vast majority of scientists agree on the subject? How many scientists were polled? What definition of scientist was used. Did it include all scientists from astronomers and zoologists? On what evidence was their consensus arrived? If the evidence is truly overwhelming and undeniable, there would be little if any debate. There are scientists who do hold opposing opinions, so undeniably is a false claim, isn't it?

I do not know if global warming is caused in whole or in large part by human activity, so I don't take a stand on the issue. However, I am appalled that so many people take of the word of proponents of a political opinion based on faulty logic. If there is a scientific approach to the problem, the facts should be known. We deserve some proof, not just opinions.

Answer 4

Susan, you asked about what they meant by their statement and what scientests were polled. That little 1 in the quote you copied is in reference to the source that can bee seen at the bottom of the web page......

1 "According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), this era of global warming "is unlikely to be entirely natural in origin" and "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence of the global climate."

Answer 5

Of course humans are the cause of global warming.

The cave men had HUGE factories and drove HUGE SUVs to cause the end of the ice age and the start of global warming.

Just ask Al Gore - the owner of a HUGE house and drives a HUGE SUV.

Or - one could realize that volcanoes put more greenhouse gasses into the air than SUVs.

Answer 6

If you do not think that the global warming is caused by humans, by what else should it be caused then?

Answer 7

Both.
Natural causes, plus human causes speeding the process up.

Answer 8

I suggest you watch "An Inconvenient Truth".
If you still don't believe after that, I don't know what to tell you.
Actually why don't you tell me why you don't think that it is caused by us, what is your main argument? I am also going to need to see the proof that you have to back your argument.

Answer 9

You've come to this conclusion based on what? Your years of research? Your "massive" knowledge of science? Your multiple graduate degrees? How come most of the worlds scientists don't come to the same conclusion as you?

Answer 10

You are in denial.

How many scientists is it going to take?

read this:

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0203-03.htm