The idea that CO2 emissions will cause global warming is a direct affront to the laws of physics. The fallacy is easy to prove. This short presentation makes it clear that the claims of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are not grounded in science despite the incessant rhetoric that “97% of scientists agree . . .” with the AGW theory. Science is not a vote and the laws of physics are not optional.
Slide 1 - Calculate how much energy is needed to warm the atmosphere regardless of where that energy is sourced.
Slide 2 - Establish how much additional energy is retained by the atmosphere if CO2 levels double assuming the claims that CO2 “traps” energy in the atmosphere
Slide 3 - Accepting the claim that a doubling of CO2 levels does increase the amount of energy retained by the atmosphere in equilibrium as published by the National Center for Biotechnolgy Information, calculate how much of an increase in atmospheric temperature arises from that addtional energy in the atmosphere
The reports published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claim differing amounts of energy retained by the atmosphere arising from a doubling of CO2 levels, with a range of claims from less than 2 watts per square meter of Earth’s surface to as high as 5 watts per square meter of Earth’s surface. I used Microsoft Co-Pilot to quantify the current state of climate science as to the amount of energy trapped by a doubling of CO2 levels and the AI large language model returned a value of 3.7 watts pe square meter.
If that were the case, a doubling of CO2 levels would warm the atmosphere by 3.7/2.28 x .002 = .003 degrees Celsius (I have rounded the data up to the nearest thousandths of a degree).
It is plain and obvious that even doubling CO2 levels in the atmosphere ten fold would be immaterial to atmospheric temperature.
There is considerable doubt that a doubling of CO2 levels from the current level measured at Mauna Loa of about 408 ppm of atmosphere by volume would result in any additonal energy being retained in atmosphere whatsoever, since at least one study finds that CO2 levels become saturated with respect to their ability to interact with outgoing Long Wave Infrared Radiation (LWIR) above 300 ppm concentrations in the atmosphere1, and it is that interaction that gives rise to the claim that CO2 traps energy.
The so-called “climate policies” of the Biden and Trudeau governments have no foundation in fact and are motivated by political goals to use fear of climate change to increase control over citizens and promote industries who have lobbied governments for subsidies and support to “fight climate change” such as Wind and Solar power firms.
Saturation of the Infrared Absorption by Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere, Dieter Schildknecht, Cornell University, March 27, 2020
I agree. Greatest scam ever!