Global Warming 101: Why CO2 is not a climate driver

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Global Warming 101 Why CO2 is not a climate
driver !

• CO2 is not an air pollutant It is food for
  plants and marine life!
• Atmospheric CO2 levels are controlled by
  temperature and other biological/chemical
  variables not the other way around.
• A magical CO2 knob for controlling weather and
  climate simply DOES NOT EXIST.

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CO2 is rising rapidly!
CO2 Concentration (ppmv)
YEAR
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But global temperature isnt rising!
Air Temperature Anomaly (C)
CO2 Concentration (ppmv)
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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me
right a single experiment can prove me wrong.
Albert Einstein
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Why dont we simply restrict the human component
of CO2 emissions anyway?
Stressed conditions (closer to real-world)
380 ppm TODAYs level
Non-stressed
Robinson et al. (2007) Soon et al. (1999)
Climate Research, vol. 13, 149-164
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Why dont we simply restrict the human component
of CO2 emissions anyway?
How about the real threats of CO2 starvation in
plants?
380 ppm TODAYs level
Optimal CO2 for plants!
Robinson et al. (2007) Soon et al. (1999)
Climate Research, vol. 13, 149-164
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Center for the study of CO2 and Global Change
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UN Urban Environmental Accords

• Action 3 Adopt a citywide green house gas
  reduction plan that reduces the jurisdictions
  emissions by twenty five percent by 2030, and
  which includes a system for accounting and
  auditing greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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  Accords implementation will
  benefit where decisions are made on the basis of
  a careful assessment of available alternatives
  using the best available science.

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The CO2 dome phenomenon in large urban cities is
caused by an ineffective CO2 sink during
nighttime and during winter
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CO2 levels vary considerably on a seasonal basis,
peaking during winters with extremely high values!
Salt Lake City, UT
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No urban CO2 dome Low CO2
Utah History
Urban CO2 dome High CO2
Salt Lake Valley 1870s
Salt Lake Valley 2004
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But where is the winter warming impact of the
high CO2 levels at SLC in 2001-2008?
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A Recent Global Warming Rally
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And Former VP Gore Appeared!
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Source Soon (2007)
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Solar versus CO2 radiative forcings over the past
150 years Why the Sun is a more important
climate driver!
Estimated radiative forcing at
the top of atmosphere (W/m2)
IPCC (2007)
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Brady-Climate
BIG Gorilla-Sun
Willie-CO2
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Solar versus CO2 radiative forcings over the past
150 years Here is how IPCC insists that CO2 is
dominating!
NET radiative forcing at
the top of atmosphere (W/m2)
IPCC (2007)