@EthonRaptor@ClimateOfGavin@NASAGoddard 2/6 Our CO2 emission rate is currently about twice the rate natural sinks (terrestrial greening, ocean uptake, etc.) remove CO2. But it's mere coincidence the ratio has been near 2:1 for a quite a while. If we halved CO2 emissions the ratio would be 1:1.
@EthonRaptor@ClimateOfGavin@NASAGoddard 3/6 Coincidentally, for several decades the trend in CO2 concentration has been about half of the trend in "cumulative emissions."
But if we were to halve emissions that correlation would disappear entirely. Cumulative emissions would continue to rise, but CO2 level would not.
1/36 It's amazing how effective the Climate Industry has been at frightening people, beyond the capacity for rational thought. Rutger Bregman @rcbregman, though a smart fellow, is nevertheless "terrified" by a miniscule (≤1°C), completely harmless, sea surface temperature blip.
@EthonRaptor@ClimateOfGavin@NASAGoddard 1/6」You've been ridiculing Donna Laframboise's work for years, without EVER bothering to even find out what she says, and you just did it again. How would you like it if someone did that to YOU?
Plus, the catastrophic, drought-triggered famines which plagued mankind for all of human history are disappearing from living memory, in part because elevated CO2 helps mitigate drought impacts. sealevel.info/learnmore.html…
@BradyGWilson@PaulHBeckwith 2/12》Rising CO2 levels improve both crop yields and drought resistance. That's helping make famines rare for the 1st time in history.
If you're so young you don't understand how important that is, count yourself blessed! Famine used to be a scourge comparable to war & disease.
@BradyGWilson@PaulHBeckwith 3/12》Ending famine is a VERY Big Deal, comparable to ending war and disease. Compare:
● 1918 flu pandemic killed 2% of world population.
● WWII killed 2.7% of world population.
● The global drought & famine of 1876-78 killed 3.7% of world population.