You do a good job on highlighting the need for diverse energy sources and the fact that Germany is the poster boy for what happens to an economy by narrowing those options. Germany and their Green Party were absolutely stupid to shutter their thirteen nuclear generating plants.
But this whole net zero thing presupposes that man-caused greenhouse gasses (chiefly CO2) is the culprit. I’ll use your terminology…”bullshit”! It’s the Sun causing our global warming. CO2 is currently at 440 ppm. In past eons it’s been as high as 2,000 ppm. Examination of ice cores over hundreds of thousands of years shows that rises in CO2 always lag behind temperature increases. If CO2 is the culprit it has to lead temperature changes, not lag behind.
There is a simple explanation…oceanic waters contain orders of magnitude more CO2 than is in the atmosphere. As the Sun warms those waters the dissolved CO2 turns gaseous and is released…hence temperature increases first then CO2 is evolved into the atmosphere and increases. You can verify this with any carbonated beverage. Take it out of the refrigerator, open it and let it warm up. Within a short while the fizz (CO2) is gone…evaporated into the atmosphere.
We are still coming out of the Little Ice age and oceans are warming. The current El Niño in the Southern Pacific is partial evidence of this. Are we warming? Yes! But, it’s not CO2 driving it, it’s the Sun. Moreover clouds cover roughly 50% of the surface of Earth at any given time and they reflect solar radiation. Their effect swamps any tiny contribution from CO2. Plants require CO2 to grow and greenhouses artificially raise the level of CO2 within them to promote growth. Higher CO2 concentrations are healthy for the planet as plants convert that CO2 back to oxygen and grow stronger, healthier in the meantime.
Anthropogenic global warming? Bullshit! It’s the biggest scam perpetrated on mankind. Nothing more than a way to suck money out of your wallet for carbon credits and promote generally expensive ways to generate electricity.
The top 10 leading climate and environment predictions, that failed
Ice-Free Arctic: In the 2000s, former US Vice President Al Gore predicted the Arctic Ocean would be completely ice-free in the summer of 2013–2014.
Vanishing Nations by 2000: In 1989, a UN official claimed entire island nations would be wiped off the map by sea-level rise if global warming wasn't reversed by 2000.
1970s Global Cooling Scare: News outlets and selective scientific papers in the 1970s warned an imminent ice age was coming due to aerosol pollution.
Mass Famine (1968): Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb claimed hundreds of millions would starve in the 70s and 80s.
Running Out of Metals (1972): The Club of Rome warned the world would run completely out of copper, gold and zinc by 2000.
Forest Collapse from Acid Rain: 1980s forecasts predicted acid rain would destroy Central Europe's forests within a decade.
Extinction of Coral Reefs by 2020: Activists warned 90% of tropical reefs would disappear by 2020.
Immediate Peak Oil (1970s–2000s): Experts routinely declared cheap oil would run out by the 1990s or 2010s.
Methane 'Bomb': Early fears warned permafrost thaw would trigger a massive, overnight methane release causing runaway warming.
Net Zero & RCP8.5 Overreach: Net Zero policy largely relied on RCP8.5—an extreme worst-case scenario assuming massive coal growth leading to ~4.5°C warming. Scientists have sidelined this pathway as unrealistic. https://x.com/PeterDClack/status/2095071760068841634
This is very insightful and eye-opening on several levels. I’ve seen most of these things happening individually, but to see them all connected in your narrative is enlightening. I’m really looking forward to part two.
Zircon, interesting argument. 🅱️ Bob: “You mean I need a mini carbon capture device for my bottle of beer? Sounds excessive.”
You do a good job on highlighting the need for diverse energy sources and the fact that Germany is the poster boy for what happens to an economy by narrowing those options. Germany and their Green Party were absolutely stupid to shutter their thirteen nuclear generating plants.
But this whole net zero thing presupposes that man-caused greenhouse gasses (chiefly CO2) is the culprit. I’ll use your terminology…”bullshit”! It’s the Sun causing our global warming. CO2 is currently at 440 ppm. In past eons it’s been as high as 2,000 ppm. Examination of ice cores over hundreds of thousands of years shows that rises in CO2 always lag behind temperature increases. If CO2 is the culprit it has to lead temperature changes, not lag behind.
There is a simple explanation…oceanic waters contain orders of magnitude more CO2 than is in the atmosphere. As the Sun warms those waters the dissolved CO2 turns gaseous and is released…hence temperature increases first then CO2 is evolved into the atmosphere and increases. You can verify this with any carbonated beverage. Take it out of the refrigerator, open it and let it warm up. Within a short while the fizz (CO2) is gone…evaporated into the atmosphere.
We are still coming out of the Little Ice age and oceans are warming. The current El Niño in the Southern Pacific is partial evidence of this. Are we warming? Yes! But, it’s not CO2 driving it, it’s the Sun. Moreover clouds cover roughly 50% of the surface of Earth at any given time and they reflect solar radiation. Their effect swamps any tiny contribution from CO2. Plants require CO2 to grow and greenhouses artificially raise the level of CO2 within them to promote growth. Higher CO2 concentrations are healthy for the planet as plants convert that CO2 back to oxygen and grow stronger, healthier in the meantime.
Anthropogenic global warming? Bullshit! It’s the biggest scam perpetrated on mankind. Nothing more than a way to suck money out of your wallet for carbon credits and promote generally expensive ways to generate electricity.
The top 10 leading climate and environment predictions, that failed
Ice-Free Arctic: In the 2000s, former US Vice President Al Gore predicted the Arctic Ocean would be completely ice-free in the summer of 2013–2014.
Vanishing Nations by 2000: In 1989, a UN official claimed entire island nations would be wiped off the map by sea-level rise if global warming wasn't reversed by 2000.
1970s Global Cooling Scare: News outlets and selective scientific papers in the 1970s warned an imminent ice age was coming due to aerosol pollution.
Mass Famine (1968): Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb claimed hundreds of millions would starve in the 70s and 80s.
Running Out of Metals (1972): The Club of Rome warned the world would run completely out of copper, gold and zinc by 2000.
Forest Collapse from Acid Rain: 1980s forecasts predicted acid rain would destroy Central Europe's forests within a decade.
Extinction of Coral Reefs by 2020: Activists warned 90% of tropical reefs would disappear by 2020.
Immediate Peak Oil (1970s–2000s): Experts routinely declared cheap oil would run out by the 1990s or 2010s.
Methane 'Bomb': Early fears warned permafrost thaw would trigger a massive, overnight methane release causing runaway warming.
Net Zero & RCP8.5 Overreach: Net Zero policy largely relied on RCP8.5—an extreme worst-case scenario assuming massive coal growth leading to ~4.5°C warming. Scientists have sidelined this pathway as unrealistic. https://x.com/PeterDClack/status/2095071760068841634
To your point: https://x.com/PeterDClack/status/2095071760068841634?s=20
This is very insightful and eye-opening on several levels. I’ve seen most of these things happening individually, but to see them all connected in your narrative is enlightening. I’m really looking forward to part two.