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What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« on: June 09, 2025, 06:02:53 am »
What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
Story by Liz McKinley B.Sc. Environmental Science•
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The Greenhouse Gas Puzzle: Beyond Carbon Dioxide
 
When people talk about climate change, carbon dioxide (CO2) usually steals the spotlight, but there are actually several greenhouse gases warming our planet. Methane, for example, is over 25 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than CO2 over a 100-year period, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2023).

Nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, though present in smaller amounts, also have far greater warming effects per molecule. Recent research from 2024 suggests that while CO2 is the most abundant man-made greenhouse gas, methane emissions from agriculture and industry have risen sharply in the past decade, contributing significantly to global temperature rise.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights that methane now accounts for about 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions globally.

This means that focusing solely on CO2 may overlook other powerful contributors to climate warming. Understanding the full greenhouse gas mix is crucial for effective climate action.

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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2025, 06:06:50 am »
But==but this is already "settled science," agreed to by 97% of experts.  Carbon dioxide is killing the planet!  And, since Greta Thunberg has been detained by Israel, we can't get her expert opinion on this idea, *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2025, 06:18:48 pm »
Ms. McKinley asks:
"What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?"

It isn't, Liz.
Next question...???
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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2025, 07:23:59 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 09, 2025, 06:18:48 pm
Ms. McKinley asks:
"What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?"

It isn't, Liz.
Next question...???

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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2025, 10:48:15 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 09, 2025, 06:18:48 pm
Ms. McKinley asks:
"What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?"

It isn't, Liz.
Next question...???
This person is simply a forester who cares for trees in urban areas. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-mckinley-a28b7064?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F
None should rely upon her research or expertise in discussing climate change.
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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2025, 11:12:12 am »
To stop Mother Gaia from dying, we need to launch a Climate Jihad against the entire Periodic Table of Elements.

If there's no Periodic Table of Elements, there is no carbon and no sulfur to cause Global Climate Change.

If scientists hadn't created the Periodic Table of Elements, we wouldn't be in this predicament.
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Re: What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2025, 11:20:41 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 09, 2025, 06:18:48 pm
Ms. McKinley asks:
"What If Carbon Isn’t the Real Driver of Climate Change?"

It isn't, Liz.
Next question...???

 :rolling: Exactly. There's no 'what if' to ask, because it isn't.

They have elevated CO2 to the level of magic pixie dust that can do anything.
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