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But the possible effect of CO2 on climate was not a secret. It had been widely debated for decades even in 1979. Now, it is true that companies sometimes stat
by radford-neal 7y ago
But the possible effect of CO2 on climate was not a secret. It had been widely debated for decades even in 1979.
Now, it is true that companies sometimes state widely known information in their annual reports. Things like "the company's profitability could be affected by a change in consumer tastes that reduces demand for our product". (Not followed by any actual analysis of how likely this is, I note.) I assume such nonsense is due to lawyers trying to defend against other lawyers whose ethics don't deter them from filing lawsuits like this one.
- DangitBobby 7y agoIt's been "not a secret" for a very long time. Scientists were meaningfully speculating on the effect that spilling CO2 into the atmosphere would have since the (very late) 19th century. Here's an old scientific article talking about it, if you're interested. [PDF] http://www.rsc.org/images/Arrhenius1896_tcm18-173546.pdf http://www.rsc.org/images/Arrhenius1896_tcm18-173546.pdf Amazing that we have had so much time to think about this problem.