“Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw. The region, the largest frozen peat bog in the world, had begun to melt for the first time since it formed 11,000 years ago. Scientists believe the bog could begin to release billions of tonnes of methane locked up in the soils, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The World Meteorological Organisation recently reported the largest annual rise of methane levels in the atmosphere for a decade.” WorldGivingYearsFirstsBelieveLevelsGiving UpEvidenceFirst TimeYears AgoScientistWesternDecadesStoresBillionsReleaseAtmosphereSoilGlobal WarmingGasRegionsLockedCarbonFrozenOrganisationUnprecedentedAnnualsGreenhousesLocked UpCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesExpanseBogsSiberiaMethane Author:David Adam
“Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful.” HumansUseShowsResearchEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeContraryDataHelpfulCarbonCarbon DioxideHydrocarbons Author:Frederick Seitz
“Is there some magic wand they can wave on it and presto! - physics is overturned and carbon dioxide doesn't trap heat anymore? And when we see all these things happening on the Earth itself, what in the hell do they think is causing it? The scientists have long held that the evidence in their considered word is "unequivocal," which has been endorsed by every national academy of science in every major country in the entire world.” ThinkingWorldLongHas BeensCountryEarthHellMagicMajorsHappeningsEvidenceScientistWavePhysicsThings HappenHeatTrapsCarbonAcademyWandsCarbon DioxideMagic WandsUnequivocal Author:Al Gore
“I am hoping that the scientists and politicians who have been blindly demonizing carbon dioxide for 37 years will one day open their eyes and look at the evidence.” YearsLooksHas BeensEyePoliticianOne DayEvidenceScientistCarbonCarbon Dioxide Author:Freeman Dyson
“In the head-spinning cosmos of climate change, everyday hundreds of people claim there are 'thousands of papers' in support of a theory, yet no one can actually name one single paper with empirical evidence that shows carbon dioxide emissions are the main cause of global warming.” PeopleShowsNamesCausesSupportTheoryPaperEvidenceClaimsClimateEverydayClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingCosmosCarbonPapersSpinningEmissionsCarbon DioxideEmpirical EvidenceCarbon Dioxide EmissionsCauses Of Global Warming Author:Joanne Nova
“The fact that we have been able to perturb the carbon cycle with our industrial revolution is evidence of how vulnerable we are - because when we destroy our environments, we destroy our food and energy supplies. In short, we destroy ourselves.” Has BeensFactsAbleEnergyEnvironmentRevolutionEvidenceVulnerableCyclesCarbonOur EnvironmentSuppliesIndustrial RevolutionCarbon Cycle Author:Annalee Newitz
“There is something miraculous in the way the years wash away your evidence, first you, then your friends and family, then the descendants who remember your face, until you aren’t even a memory, you’re only carbon, no greater than your atoms, and time will divide them as well.” WayYearsFirstsWellsRememberFacesMemoriesGreaterEvidenceYour FaceDividesAtomsCarbonFamily And FriendsMiraculousDescendants Book:A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Source: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
“The Earth is warming but physical evidence from around the world tells us that human-emitted carbon dioxide has played only a minor role in it. Instead, the mild warming seems to be part of a natural 1,500-year climate cycle (plus or minus 500 years) that goes back at least one million years.” WorldYearsHumansSeemsEarthEnergyNaturalRolesMillionsEnvironmentEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeAround The WorldCyclesPlusMinorsCarbonTemperatureMinusCarbon Dioxide Book:Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years Source: Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years
“There is no strong evidence to prove significant human influence on climate on a global basis. The global cooling trend from 1940 to 1970 is inconsistent with models based on anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. There is no reliable evidence to support that the 20th century was the warmest in the last 1000 years.” YearsHumansLastsStrongSupportInfluenceCenturyProveModelsEvidenceBasesClimateSignificantGlobal WarmingTrendsCarbon20th CenturyEmissionsInconsistentCarbon DioxideCoolingCarbon Dioxide Emissions Author:Peter Stilbs
“This treaty [Kyoto] is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful...agreement would have very negative effects upon the technology of nations throughout the world, especially those that are currently attempting to lift from poverty and provide opportunities to the over 4 billion people in technologically underdeveloped countries.” PeopleWorldHumansIdeasCountryUseShowsOpportunityNationsOpinionPovertyTechnologyEffectsResearchEvidenceNegativeClimateClimate ChangeContraryBillionsDataLiftsGlobal WarmingAgreementHelpfulCarbonFlawedAttemptingTreatiesCarbon DioxideKyotoUnderdeveloped CountriesHydrocarbons Author:Frederick Seitz
“Is the warming unprecedented? Probably not. There is abundant historical and proxy evidence for both hotter and cooler periods in human history. Is it our fault? Again, maybe. The correlation of increasing warmth with increasing carbon dioxide concentrations is particularly weak; that with solar energy and with ocean movements is much stronger.” HumansEnergyMovementPeriodsOceanEvidenceWeakStrongerHistoricalFaultsGlobal WarmingConcentrationWarmthCarbonHuman HistoryUnprecedentedCorrelationCarbon DioxideHotterProxySolar Energy Author:Don Aitkin