Prediction: Losing election simply due to climate scepticism

Discussion in 'Politics' started by OddTrader, Dec 18, 2015.

  1. Q

    http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/gas/climate.php

    Yearly CO2 emitters; Billion metric tons per year (Gt/y)

    Global volcanic emissions (highest preferred estimate); 0.26
    Anthropogenic CO2 in 2010; 33.6
    Light-duty vehicles (cars/trucks) ; 3.0
    Approximately 24 1000-megawatt coal-fired power stations *; 0.22
    Argentina ; 0.18
    Pakistan ; 0.16
    Saudi Arabia ; 0.46

    CO2 emission events

    Mount St. Helens, 18 May 1980; 0.01 Gt
    Mount Pinatubo, 15 June 1991 ; 0.05 Gt
    Number of Pinatubo-equivalent eruptions equal to annual anthropogenic CO2; 700
    Number of Mount St. Helens-equivalent eruptions equal to annual anthropogenic CO2; 3500

    UQ
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2015
    #61     Dec 21, 2015
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Yes, I know. I was just trolling the alarmists.

    http://www.snopes.com/volcano-carbon-emissions/
     
    #62     Dec 21, 2015
  3. But, how about Hydrogen Bomb???

    Have all countries agreed yet to never ever use their H-Bombs?

    If not, ...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo

    " Castle Bravo was the code name given to the first United States test of a dry fuel hydrogen bomb, detonated on March 1, 1954, at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as the first test of Operation Castle. "
     
    #63     Dec 21, 2015
  4. Ricter

    Ricter

    The argument from deniers has retreated to the "it's not a problem anyway" stage, which stage I predicted on this very forum over two years ago.

    You are correct from a risk management perspective. The greater the uncertainty around the probability of a negative outcome the greater should be the policy caution. This principle is why we pull something from the store shelves right away when it appears it may be hurting people.
     
    #64     Dec 21, 2015
  5. Ricter

    Ricter

    A no cost claim since you won't be here.
     
    #65     Dec 21, 2015
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    I very much plan to be here. I am only in my 50s.
     
    #66     Dec 21, 2015
  7. Ricter

    Ricter

    I predict you won't care about ET's P&R forum in 30 years.
     
    #67     Dec 21, 2015
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    True.
     
    #68     Dec 21, 2015
  9. Ricter

    Ricter

    That we have in common.
    : )
     
    #69     Dec 21, 2015
  10. [​IMG]
     
    #70     Dec 21, 2015