Why are people so sure that human CO2 productions is accelerating global warming?

Question

Even though there is a MASS of evidence suggesting otherwise.

Answer 1

It makes them sound as though they know more about a subject of which they basically know nothing.

Answer 2

What evidence are you talking about? Give me an example.

There is masses of evidence to support the effect. Starting with the physics of CO2 and how it absorbs heat energy, leading to warming in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect (known for over 100 years) keeps earth habitable and amplifies the sun's output, more CO2 turns the volume up. Natural CO2 vs human CO2? - Here we have to acknowledge the difference between fossil carbon and modern carbon. Where left to it's own devices the natural system will be in balance and only have generally gradual changes in concentration over time (natural climate change), whereas everything added on top of this balance by burning fossil carbon gives a net atmospheric gain in carbon. This gain is getting larger.

Perhaps the consensus of scientific opinion is not good enough and you think scientists are out to 'swindle' you. But when the mechanisms of ozone destruction from CFCs were discovered society accepted the science and quite rightly limited the use of CFCs. Easy. Now when the same sphere of scientists present the global warming issue society does not accept it - Why? - I suspect because there is no quick fix and it requires a change in lifestyle and the way society operates.

Answer 3

Because the scientific data clearly shows (not "suggests") that to be the case. Here's one particularly graphic example of many.

http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/graphics_gallery/mauna_loa_record/mlo_record.html

The small teeth are plants affecting CO2. That's the "natural carbon cycle" which recycles CO2. Plants absorb it in the summer and it goes down. In the winter it goes up.

But we're messing up the natural cycle by digging up large amounts of carbon the natural cycle buried over many thousands of years and burning it real fast. That's the big surge upwards.

Scientists know about other sources of CO2. They're not ignoring any of the evidence. It's all figured in.

Answer 4

Yes! Global warming is the result of the suns lunar activity and not down to man.

Man has an energy production problem.... We have come to the point where consumption is starting to out strip production, which is, if you look at it, not good for business.

Logically, economies cannot grow indefinitely as those in power would like you to believe. They must contract at some point. Once an economy has reached it's consumption/production ratio limit the only thing you can do is cut back on waistage, but this is just buying time.

It's an age old problem, energy production cost energy. You cannot produce more energy that you exert. What man needs is an inexhaustible energy supply.

Plants thrive on Co2.

Governments just cant help telling you lies!
Those in power do not want the individual to be self sufficient cos they would be out of a job.

Answer 5

There are a number of reasons for the lies being spread by the "eco-warriors".
1. Crappy Governments. When a ruling body is in trouble with its electorate it is a common event for them to look for something to misdirect the people. And theres nothing more diverting than a threat on your life - be it from terrorists, aliens, or the weather.

2. Newspapers. A story about future massive floods and cataclysmic wather changes will sell newspapers.The truth ( that the Earth is just going thru one of its regular temperature blips) wont sell newspapers.

3. Money (linked to number 1 above) Scientists need government funding. They get such funding by massaging figures and data to match with what the government want.

If you didn't catch THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE on Channel 4 this week - keep a look out for a repeat (or if you have Virgin TV - go to The TV Replay, its still on. Fascinating stuff.

If you didn't can I just point out that the biggest source of CO2 emissions is the oceans producing water vapour.Us humans contribute less than half of one percent of CO2 emissions which is more orless what we were producing forty yars ago!!

Answer 6

If 'people' are politicians they will grab any chance to increase taxes.
If 'people' are scientists they will agree with the politicians to get funding.
It's all a big con:
What is interesting is that the heating effect of burning anything is ignored and only the CO2 blamed.
RoyS

Answer 7

Where is the link to said evidence?

Answer 8

Here is a link that everyone should check out!!
http://video.google.com/url?docid=-4520665474899458831&esrc=sr2&ev=v&q=Global+warming+swindle&vidurl=http://video.google.com/videoplay%3Fdocid%3D-4520665474899458831%26q%3DGlobal%2Bwarming%2Bswindle&usg=AL29H211315vkBsvVwxwbq_e5R7qaV9yvA

Answer 9

I don't know and i don't care,i am so small and anything i did would be so minuscule it would not matter.So why worry,what will be will be.

Answer 10

Give it a rest will you.
Just go back to the Texas think-tank (misnomer if ever there was one) that gave you the dollar, and tell them you posted the question.
Rest assured your not fooling anyone that matters.