Global Warming 101: Solutions
by William Yeatman
February 04, 2009 @ 7:22 am
Global warming may or may not be a problem. Man may or may not be driving it. Given the uncertainties, a significant amount of global regret may apply if we divert too much of our global wealth to solving what may be a non-existent or trivial problem, especially if that diversion mires billions in poverty. On the other hand, we may also regret not doing anything if man-made global warming does turn out to be a problem. It is therefore…
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Global Warming 101: Costs
by William Yeatman
February 04, 2009 @ 7:21 am
Energy Needs v. Global Warming Goals
Leading climate alarmists claim that global greenhouse gas emissions need to decrease to 60 percent below present levels by 2050 if humans are to avoid catastrophic climate change. But such a drastic emissions reduction is at odds with the world’s energy needs. Economists predict that an 80 percent increase in global energy demand will cause global greenhouse gas emissions to grow by 70 percent by mid-century.
CO2 Emissions by Region
Almost all the increase in energy demand…
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Global Warming 101: Science
by William Yeatman
February 03, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
A “planetary emergency—a crisis that threatens the survival of our civilization and the habitability of the Earth”—that is how former Vice President Al Gore describes global warming. Most environmental groups preach the same message. So do many journalists. So do some scientists.
In fact, at the 2008 annual meeting of Nobel Prize winners in Lindau, Germany, half the laureates on the climate change panel disputed the so-called consensus on global warming.
The Greenhouse Effect
You have probably heard the dire warnings many times.…
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