Part 6 of 10: Global Warming Myths Debunked!
Posted: Friday, December 29th, 2006 by StanleyTags: Bullshit, Climate Change, Politics, Pollution, Rants, Science, Weather
So Called "Myth" #6: The UN proved that man–made CO2 causes global warming.
Their Argument In A Nutshell: In 1996, some lines were deleted from the final draft of a report on global warming released by the UN. The lines were as follows:
1) “None of the studies cited above has shown clear evidence that we can attribute the observed climate changes to increases in greenhouse gases.”
2) “No study to date has positively attributed all or part of the climate change to man–made causes”
They then say that there is no proof man causes significant global warming. [Read their original argument here - Myth #6]
The Truth: Who ever argued that the proof of anthropogenic warming was in this report? The real proof will be when our major cities are under 200 feet of water. In the meantime, we can do our best to look at the data and draw on our trusted scientists to make educated guesses about the future.
Seriously though, whether or not those two lines were deleted from the final report or not, it's an 11 year old report they're talking about. We have learned a lot in the last 11 years and it's a fallacy to assume the scientific doubts from 11 years ago supersede the discoveries made since.
In 1996, there was a backlash against these deleted lines made by climate change skeptics, the most vocal had ties to oil companies of course. What these folks don't mention though, is who put the lines in the report to begin with and why they were deleted. Do I know? Hell no, but I wouldn't go so far as to discount an entire report based on some omitted sentences when I have no clue why they were deleted in the first place.
Speculation is fine, but it's just that… speculation. I'd like to see some proof that these lines were deleted deliberately by the leaders of 180 nations just to manipulate the public and other governments into accepting that climate change is real. I mean what's more likely? That the UN is trying to secretly manipulate the world down a path of global economic change for no good reason? Or is it really just that there might be some weight to the work of thousands of scientists who say our current system is unsustainable? WTF people?
As for there being no scientific "proof" that man-made global warming exists… there will never be perfect proof until man stops pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, or the effects manifest; whichever comes first. Hell, if the Earth's temperature jumped up 20 degrees tomorrow, there would still be people who would say humans weren't responsible.
So for posterity, here are a few articles all published in the last 4 years, that suggest proof of anthropogenic warming. For god's sake, even George W. Bush can admit to anthropogenic global warming, just check out #3.
1) Scientists claim final proof of global warming – [www.mng.org.uk]
2) New proof that man has caused global warming – [www.timesonline.co.uk]
3) Humans cause global warming, US admits – [news.bbc.co.uk]
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