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1950's? I'm not familiar with that; I mean, technically speaking, the scientific community has 'known' about the impact of CO2 on global temperatures since Svan
by archgoon 7y ago
1950's? I'm not familiar with that; I mean, technically speaking, the scientific community has 'known' about the impact of CO2 on global temperatures since Svante Arrhenius published in 1896[1]. There's a bunch of provisos though to a claim that we 'knew' about global warming and it's impact in 1896. I'm curious though; what are you referring to with respect to the 1950s? What research were they doing then?
https://www.rsc.org/images/Arrhenius1896_tcm18-173546.pdf https://www.rsc.org/images/Arrhenius1896_tcm18-173546.pdf
- specialist 7y agoIt's been so long, I can't remember when I first heard it; I've always taken it as common knowledge. The weird part, for me, was when the denialist campaign started some time after. Which I associate with the Reagan Administration, rightly or wrongly. (We in the tree hugger community were aghast by EPA Chief James Watt. And so forth.) From what I now gather, multiple persons & orgs were raising the issue independently. Certainly, the leaders were kept in the loop. Top three hits from a quick search: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/global-warming/exxon-and-the-oil-industry-knew-about-climate-change/exxons-climate-denial-history-a-timeline/ https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/global-warming/exxon-and-the-... https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Oil-Companies-Knew-About-Climate-Change-Decades-Ago-Report-20160414-0008.html https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Oil-Companies-Knew-About... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/jan/01/on-its-hundredth-birthday-in-1959-edward-teller-warned-the-oil-industry-about-global-warming https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=oil+companies+climate+change+1950s https://duckduckgo.com/?q=oil+companies+climate+change+1950s