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Wow: IPCC scientists hacked, emails leaked, damning…
- jacquesm 17y agoSure, because when a bunch of 'damning files' appear on the internet just in time for a major conference it must be true.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoRandom thought ... Let's suppose, as a hypothesis, that "Global Warming" is not being caused or significantly contributed to by CO_2. The natural conclusion, then, is that we don't need to worry about burning fossil fuels (oil, coal, gas) because the CO_2 they produce is not causing global warming. Problem: Even if they aren't causing (or significantly contributing to) global warming, they are still running out. Observation: Even if the consumption of fossil fuels isn't causing (or significantly contributing to) global warming, we should still try to stop using them, because that way they'll last longer, and give us longer to develop alternatives. Think of the global warming drive to lower fossil fuel consumption as an aid to getting to "ramen profitability." It's a way to be able to pause and draw breath, and to work out what to do next. Lowering their consumption gives us more time. Of course if CO_2 emissions are contributing to global warming, even more reason. But it's not the only one.