Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor

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Author : Roy Spencer
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9781594032103
Number of Pages : 184
Product Group : Book
Publication Date : 2008-03-25
Publisher : Encounter Books

ASIN : 1594032106

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A Global Warming Skeptic Weighs In (2008-06-11)

According to news reports, scientists agree that humans are responsible, in large part, for global warming through greenhouse gas emissions and that these emissions should be significantly reduced before they cause global warming to escalate uncontrollably - to the detriment of the human race. But not all scientists: On the other side of the table are the so-called global warming skeptics, that is, those who disagree with part of what is being professed on this issue. The author, a climate researcher and meteorologist, is a self-proclaimed global warming skeptic. However, contrary to what many people may think, he points out that skeptics do agree that global warming is happening; they agree that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have increased as advertised and have likely contributed to observed increases in global average temperatures; and they agree that human activity is most likely what has caused increases in carbon dioxide concentrations. Where the skeptics disagree, the author claims, is mainly regarding the level of confidence that is placed on the theoretical computer models' predictions of future warming. He points out that there are too many unknowns and that weather and climate are so horrendously complicated that accurate predictions are not possible, at least for the present. The author covers a variety of issues that all come into play including: the basic science, alternate energy sources, politics, economics, policy matters, human nature, religion, etc. He emphasizes that any major actions taken now would have a very high cost for very little benefit and that monetary resources would be better directed at more pressing needs that can be more realistically remedied now.The writing style is friendly, witty, authoritative and often sarcastic. Some passages in the scientific and economics discussions are rather involved and may require a bit of re-reading for them to sink in (as I did). Also, a few more diagrams would have been useful. This book would likely be of most interest to those who would like to understand more about global warming issues and who are open-minded enough to entertain both sides of this contentious topic.

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