CFACT to EPA: The demonization of CO2 must end!
By
Collister Johnson
|
September 20th, 2025
Additional comments to EPA on reversing its ill-conceived “endangerment finding
Scientific understanding of atmospheric CO2 has advanced significantly since the EF was enacted in 2009. The logarithmic warming effect of CO2 indicates no danger of runaway warming from a doubling or tripling of current levels. The greening effect of CO2 demonstrates that substantial increases would yield a net benefit for human existence. Water vapor, accounting for 95% of atmospheric heat retention, ensures a stable temperature range as long as oceans exist. CO2’s critical role in oxygen production establishes it as essential for life, not a “pollutant” that could “endanger human health and welfare.”
The EF’s lack of logic, scientific rigor, and compatibility with geologic and atmospheric history renders it “arbitrary and capricious.” It exemplifies confirmation bias, with data cherry-picked to support a preordained conclusion. Rescinding the EF will restore reason to the CO2 debate, undermine harmful policies like “carbon capture” and “carbon taxes,” and eliminate the false narrative of the “social cost of carbon.” In truth, there is no social “cost” to carbon; CO2 is essential for life. Conversely, zero atmospheric CO2 would result in the catastrophic loss of all life on Earth.
The demonization of CO2 must end. At best, the theory of CO2 as a pollutant was an unscientific delusion; at worst, it was a cynical scheme by elites and politicians to extract profits and power. For these reasons, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow respectfully requests that the EPA rescind the Endangerment Finding.
Read the full submission at CFACT.org
https://www.cfact.org/2025/09/20/cfact-to-epa-the-demonization-of-co2-must-end/
