Follow-up question to the global warming thread

[BigPapaVol]

A credible source is a matter of opinion, so does it really matter?

I think you just qualified the credibility of your sources for us. Thanks for the notice.

 

[The Dude]

I think you just qualified the credibility of your sources for us. Thanks for the notice.

You're welcome.

 

[justingroves]

:lolabove: People once believed that too.

 

[TennTradition]

:lolabove: People once believed that too.

A very convincing argument can be made that if we hadn't curbed our aerosol emissions (including sulfur from coal) that we would see continued cooling. That was the funny part...those emissions were covering up concerns about CO2 as a greenhouse gas. It wasn't until aerosol emissions became lower that we started seeing the effects of increased CO2 concentrations.

 

[justingroves]

A very convincing argument can be made that if we hadn't curbed our aerosol emissions (including sulfur from coal) that we would see continued cooling. That was the funny part...those emissions were covering up concerns about CO2 as a greenhouse gas. It wasn't until aerosol emissions became lower that we started seeing the effects of increased CO2 concentrations.

Damned if you do Damned if you don't situation huh?

 

[TennTradition]

Damned if you do Damned if you don't situation huh?

well..it is an interesting problem. as policy makers look for realistic approaches to curbing CO2 emissions...how much they have to curb is a function of how tight aerosol emission policies will be in the future...and that high degree of coupling leads to even more uncertainty in their policy. (for example, what will other governments do...not only with CO2 policy...but aerosol policies)

 

[justingroves]

well..it is an interesting problem. as policy makers look for realistic approaches to curbing CO2 emissions...how much they have to curb is a function of how tight aerosol emission policies will be in the future...and that high degree of coupling leads to even more uncertainty in their policy. (for example, what will other governments do...not only with CO2 policy...but aerosol policies)

Lack of foresight kills me sometimes