jennifereccles What does it matter what causes global warming? That is irrelevant. The fact is that whatever way the climate goes human activity hastens the warming effect if the climate is warming and slows the cooling, if it is cooling
Since the mid 18th century world population has increased by a factor of 8. Until the 18th century the main source of power was human or animal. Since then everything has become mechanisedand trillions and trillions of tonnes of oil, gas and coal that held carbon dioxide in safe store have been extracted and the stored carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Billions of acres of woodland, and jungle has been burnt or cleared to form fields and farms to provide feed for the voracious meat producing industry. The number of large farmed cattle has probably increased 100 times. The animals themselves have also increased in size.
Do you really belive that with an 8 fold increase of population and probably at least a 100 times increase of, both farmed animals and energy consumed per person. The huge destruction of tree cover and increase of arable fields and growth in ruminant herds, can occur on a planet like ours and have no effect on the climate?
You must believe that there is some magic hole somewhere, that sucks up all the extra carbon dioxide and methane we have produced and balances the loss of woodland cover by issuing some magic elixor at night that controls everything.
The fact is, whatever the natural climate trajectory if what we are doing is making the problem worse. It makes sense to do what we can to ameliorate it.
Scottish political mess. Is Devolution working?
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