Let's all remember that there is a difference between weather and climate. The long term trends of weather are what determine the climate. The temperature today, a hurricane today or any single event is only relevant in the context of its place as a data point. Predicting changes in the Earth's climate is still in its infancy and the science is not settled. Science is never settled because we are continually asking new questions that affect old answers.
I'm rather conservative but I consider Human Caused Climate Change as highly probable. Some of the predictions have been wrong; such as that there were supposed to be many more hurricanes now, and there is less; but that doesn't undermine the basic principle. However I disagree with the Greens plan to use Solar Panels and Wind Turbines to replace Fossil Fuels as these still need subsidies. I still think that a well run Nuclear Power System (like France) is a better alternative. One of the main problems is that we can't store large amounts of electricity (no, batteries are unable to store Megawatts of electricity). Unfortunately the climate change problem is also being used as a wedge to increase taxes and increase control over people
The earth has warmed and cooled many times over its life. A lot of that was before humans existed. In addition to the yearly solar cycle that's obvious (winter, spring, summer, autumn) and the seven year sun spot cycle that we know contributes to hurricanes and so forth, there are 400 years cycles and 2000 year cycles the sun goes through. So, there may be global climate change, but it's pretty conceited to believe it must be because of us.
When Bush II was president, the US took a lot of flack for not signing a world carbon reduction agreement. The US continued to get criticism as it reduced carbon emissions (because that made sense to reduce energy expenditure, more efficient energy sources became feasible, etc.), but Europe increased its carbon emissions, and Asia drastically increased theirs. So, giving the government the authority to take the last little bit of energy from Americans won't make much carbon difference. If it's even humans anyway.
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· 7 years ago
Please god I hope you all install a No child policy, freedom is too big a responsibility for this generation.
Oh. Yeah.
Utterly pointless.
When Bush II was president, the US took a lot of flack for not signing a world carbon reduction agreement. The US continued to get criticism as it reduced carbon emissions (because that made sense to reduce energy expenditure, more efficient energy sources became feasible, etc.), but Europe increased its carbon emissions, and Asia drastically increased theirs. So, giving the government the authority to take the last little bit of energy from Americans won't make much carbon difference. If it's even humans anyway.