Global warming – it’s a fact. However, the way many in the media talk about it, you would think it is a new phenomenon. Global warming and cooling have always been a part of the earth’s climate history. Climate change is thus a fact. Currently we are going through a small global warming phase. It has happened before.
Around the turn of the first millennium, vineyards were growing happily in southern England and Greenland isn’t called green for a joke.
The main cause of global warming (and cooling)? That there big ball of nuclear activity up in the sky – not cows farting.
But it is a great industry – this global warming – climate change – carbon footprint stuff. It is big money, and an excuse for increases in taxation. It has gained the status of religious dogma.
Now don’t get me wrong – I am not an advocate of unbridled capitalism and unceasing economic growth. There is much in the environmentalist movement that strikes a chord in me. The maths of economic growth is quite simple – it can’t go on forever. The resources must and will run out. Economic growth of say 3% per year for 30 years amounts to a 240% increase in production – now that is completely unsustainable.
However, one thing is clear to me. Human production of carbon-dioxide is not a significant cause of global warming.
Thank goodness there are still those who are willing to debate the issues.
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