Nigel, here are some points to ponder wrt Climate Change...

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Nigel, here are some points to ponder wrt Climate Change...

Author: TyroneIrish (20693 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 1:57 am on Feb 8, 2022

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>Before the Industrial Age our atmosphere had roughly 1,900 Gigatons of CO2
>Since the IA started, mankind has added ~1,300 Gtns (we now have ~ 3,200 Gtns total)
>Currently, humans are adding ~40 Gtns/yr
>It takes between 20-200 years to scrub most of the added CO2 out of the atmosphere...thousands of years for the rest.
>...No one disputes that CO2 is a greenhouse gas

Sooner or later, we're going to have a really bad problem...when would you like to start doing something about it?...especially considering that we now have alternative sources of energy for most of the Fossil Fuel uses. The longer we wait, the harder the change will be.

Things do change...wishing they wouldn't isn't an effective strategy.

Replies to: "Nigel, here are some points to ponder wrt Climate Change..."

Something needs to change to stem the dependency on oil. It will soon be $100 a barrel. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 1:22pm 2/7/22 (28) [View All]
- Gee, what could that ‘something’ be? - Nigel Tufnel - 8:01pm 2/7/22
  - Nigel, here are some points to ponder wrt Climate Change... - TyroneIrish - 1:57am 2/8/22
    - How many years do we have, Ty? - Nigel Tufnel - 7:52am 2/8/22
      - #1) Do you agree that we are increasing the CO2 content in our atmosphere at a rate that will see - TyroneIrish - 5:01pm 2/8/22
        OK, I'll play along - Nigel Tufnel - 6:12pm 2/8/22
        C'mon, Nigel...nations are making changes already...ramping up Renewables projects with major - TyroneIrish - 6:49pm 2/8/22
  - So true. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:35pm 2/7/22
- Dude. Trying paying attention some time. You are embarrassing yourself. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:27pm 2/7/22
  - Well put. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 8:16pm 2/7/22
- The nice thing about the price mechanism... - Iggle - 6:37pm 2/7/22
- Wonder why that price is so high? Hmm. This might qualify as one of your funniest posts to date. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:20pm 2/7/22
- I’ll ask Greta and see what she says. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 4:58pm 2/7/22
- Drill baby drill. [NT] - notredame678 - 2:54pm 2/7/22
  - Joe's going Green. Energy companies and their investors get nervous and cut back - ColeyO - 3:06pm 2/7/22
    - It's just a coincidence that prices have gone steadily up since Joe took over. - notredame678 - 3:11pm 2/7/22
      - It's Transitory, right? I remember the pros using that word. [NT] - TampaIrish - 4:18pm 2/7/22
        It was until it kept going up and up and up. [NT] - notredame678 - 4:31pm 2/7/22
- For those who want to dive a little deeper into the energy issue...attached is a link from British [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:35pm 2/7/22
  - Let me ask a simple question. Assume you are correct and we only have 20 years left. What will be - PBHangingChad - 5:02pm 2/7/22
    - Let's hope that the "powers that be" don't wait to take action until the BP estimate is at 20 years. - TyroneIrish - 5:33pm 2/7/22
      - I support renewables, solar, wind and nuclear but I’m a realistic. We can’t make EV’s now. So the - PBHangingChad - 5:50pm 2/7/22
        Change is hard...especially when our whole "World" is based on Fossil Fuels...wish we didn't have to - TyroneIrish - 6:43pm 2/7/22
- That ship sailed when sleepy took over. [NT] - ColeyO - 1:50pm 2/7/22
  - Based on what? Please sweet baby Jesus don't say Keystone pipeline. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 2:09pm 2/7/22
    - Pipelines and export terminals in the US are vital to provide an alternative to China and Russia [NT] - PBHangingChad - 5:04pm 2/7/22
    - He doesn’t have an answer, it’s just about insults his posse will like. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:25pm 2/7/22
      - Then ask me what to expect in the next 5-15 years. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 5:05pm 2/7/22
- No problem... as the price continues to rise less and less people will be able to afford it. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:42pm 2/7/22