I believe that the global warming issue is on of the most wired up discussions the world have ever seen. Almost every week there is something in the newspaper concerning the climate change. And the article is often containing pleadings to the public to reduce their carbon footprint by any means necessary. Witch is good if there really is danger of a global climate catastrophe. The forecasts made by “people in white coats with nametags” say that the earth’s temperature will rise another 5 degrees centigrade in the next hundred years. Very intimidating you might think. But do we really know that the climate is changing just because of the harm made by us humans? The simple answer to that question is that we really don’t know. The scientists are just guessing. In the same way that the oil industry speculates that the worlds oil reserves will dry out in 20 years time. Or the prediction that there will be a global resource crisis when earth’s population reaches the 10 billion mark. We have evidence that the planet is getting warmer but we don’t know if its singlehandedly caused by us humans.
Some facts that I have read and heard about the environmental hysteria that have occurred during the 20’Th century are quite funny. In the 1970’s studies showed that the earth was cooling down. And the public and media went crazy. People from all over the world protested against this “global cooling” witch was caused by humans burning fossil fuels. Today thirty years later other studies show that the world is getting hotter at a disastrous rate because of the use of fossil fuels. And of course the media and public start to wave their arms around just like they did before, Make up your mind people! Are we going to die freezing or will we be cocked to death on this planet? However the culprit to the shifting climate (whether it’s getting hot or cold) seems to be the fossil fuel. So the remedy would be to use other sources of heat and propellant than fossil fuel in the future.
But if the oil and coal runs out in about 20 years time like the oil-people predicts, the problem will be solved and the temperature will be stabilised. The planet will be maybe 1 degree centigrade warmer but I couldn’t care less. And if the global warming doesn’t stop at that point, ooh boy will Al Gore look stupid.
More stupid than before that is…
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Hi Fredrik,
It is absolutely right that the whole outcry about horrible state of our planet must be a hoax to some extent - it is what the media always do to get more publicity. The Earth's climate has always changed, and what we witness know may be one of natural climate changes accellerated by CO 2 emissions.
Cheers,
Aneta
Fredrik,
I don't agree with much of what you say, but that's is of no concern; your writing is feisty and assertive, which I greatly enjoy!
But I do agree with one of your conclusions: when the oil runs out, as it inevitably will, the problem will be solved one way or another. I just hope that we haven't ruined the planet beyond recognition before we're off fossil fuels.
Andreas
Maybe you have right saying this is only speculations, but I don´t think so. I believe the scientists. It doesn´t matter if it is getting warmer or colder, it is the big changing during so few years that makes me think something is wrong.
Johanna
The global cooling idea born in the 70's isnt really a hoax, studies from as late as last year shows that on a larger scale (say 2000 years), the planets temperature is down by some 2 degrees.
And actually, fossile fuel running out wont really cut it. A single cow makes a bigger difference then a standard car in terms of global warming.
Fun reading though, I like the anger :D
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