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A thesis for which such an approach can be followed is that anthropogenic emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, such as methane, have dire warming effects on the Earth’s climate. Because CO2 emissions are considered to be the single most important factor currently affecting climate, unprecedented efforts are being formulated to achieve carbon-free societies within a few decades. In view of the major social, environmental, political and economic issues raised by such a transition, two points deserve special attention. The first concerns geochemical evidence available for the greenhouse effects of CO2 (and of CH4 as well) over periods of time long enough to encompass great climate cycles. The second deals with the actual heuristic value of climate simulations, which appears to be generally acknowledged without having undergone real in-depth analyses. Both points will, thus, be reviewed critically from an epistemological standpoint in the present study. In fact, the approach followed will be justified by serious weaknesses pointed out on both counts, which will, in particular, illustrate once more why models that are now so extensively relied on in many fields of science and in public policies can lack any real demonstrative value.
Ice Core Analysis - The temperature–CO2 climate connection: an epistemological reappraisal of ice-core messages
A stealth effort to bury wood for carbon removal has just raised millions
Kodama has raised more than $6 million from Bill Gates’ climate fund and other investors, as it pursues new ways to reduce wildfire risks and lock away carbon in harvested trees.
A California startup is pursuing a novel, if simple, plan for ensuring that dead trees keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere...
But MIT Technology Review can now report the company has raised around $6.6 million from Bill Gates’s climate fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures, as well as Congruent Ventures and other investors.
...a pilot effort to bury waste biomass harvested from California forests in the Nevada desert and study how well it prevents the release of greenhouse gases...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is commonly mischaracterized as a harmful waste product of respiration and is falsely blamed for disrupting the planetary climate
CO2 is an essential gas necessary for life. Moreover, its impact on Earth’s temperatures is negligible, and will remain negligible even if the current concentration in the atmosphere were to double. A 100% increase of CO2, from 400 ppm to 800 ppm, would decrease radiation into space by just 1.1%, resulting in a 0.7 degree C increase of the average earth temperature
A 0.7 degree C difference means there’s no climate emergency, and no matter what we do to reduce CO2 emissions, it’s not going to impact global temperatures. To fabricate an emergency where there is none, it is assumed that massive positive feedbacks are involved. However, most natural feedbacks are negative, not positive, so isn’t it likely the 0.7 degree C increase is an overestimation to begin with
There’s no single temperature of the Earth. It varies by location and altitude. For every kilometer of altitude, you have an average cooling of 6.6 degrees C
Higher CO2 levels will green the planet, making it more hospitable to plant life. The more CO2 there is, the better plants and trees grow. CO2 also reduces the water needs of plants, reducing the risks associated with droughts
originally posted by: FlyInTheOintment
This is why climate alarmism is sheer nonsense. Carbon Dioxide is not a negative byproduct of industry & farming - it is a useful gas which feeds the trees, which feeds our bodies with the oxygen we need to survive. So even if our practices are leading to slightly increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, that is not actually a problem - it is a boon to our natural world, with reciprocal benefits in the form of increased oxygen levels. Hence climate alarmism is sheer insanity at the end of the day.
Since the end of the last great ice age – 10,000 years ago – the world has lost one-third of its forests.1 Two billion hectares of forest – an area twice the size of the United States – has been cleared to grow crops, raise livestock, and use for fuelwood.
In a previous post we looked at this change in global forests over the long-run. What this showed was that although humans have been deforesting the planet for millennia, the rate of forest loss accelerated rapidly in the last few centuries. Half of global forest loss occurred between 8,000BC and 1900; the other half was lost in the last century alone.
Seeing plants emerge, Jones says, is “absolutely incredible and surreal — there’s nothing better than knowing that your daily efforts are going towards a good cause and making a better future.”
So even if our practices are leading to slightly increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, that is not actually a problem - it is a boon to our natural world
However, due to the threat of megafires, the USFS is pursuing a 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy Implementation Plan to reduce wildfire risk to people, communities, and natural resources while sustaining and restoring healthy, resilient fire-adapted forests. Together with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Congress has appropriated $1.4 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, for wildfire crisis strategy implementation. You can view progress on this implementation using the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy Investments Dashboard.
In addition to the national work, the state of California has been working towards its joint commitment with the USFS to treat 1 million acres of fire-prone forests annually by 2025, with an associated MOU that commits the state of CA and the USDA Forest Service to each sustainably treating 500,000 acres annually. In this plan, forest treatment includes forest thinning for ecosystem health, hazardous fuels reduction around communities and other services that reduce the dry, small-diameter understory. You can view annual progress on this initiative on the CA Wildfire & Forest Interagency Treatment Dashboard. The graph below is a visual depiction of the accomplished treatments on federal land and the USDA Forest Service’s commitment target of 500,000 annual treated acres (half of the 1M commitment). It is anticipated that these acre commitments will be implemented through service contracts and stewardship agreements.
originally posted by: gb540
CO2 might be released in a potential fire.
Methane, 28 times as potent as CO2 per EPA's own data, WILL be released by all the decomposing trees!
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Everyone on Earth has an interest in reducing the likelihood of global catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change, advances in the life sciences, disruptive technologies, and the widespread corruption of the world’s information ecosystem. These threats, singularly and as they interact, are of such a character and magnitude that no one nation or leader can bring them under control. That is the task of leaders and nations working together in the shared belief that common threats demand common action. As the first step, and despite their profound disagreements, three of the world’s leading powers—the United States, China, and Russia—should commence serious dialogue about each of the global threats outlined here. At the highest levels, these three countries need to take responsibility for the existential danger the world now faces. They have the capacity to pull the world back from the brink of catastrophe. They should do so, with clarity and courage, and without delay.
It’s 90 seconds to midnight.