flacaltenn
Diamond Member
Billy_Bob Not attacking you bro, just trying to keep you "out of traffic" and incoming. If you have a fancy science calculator or Excel -- go plot that forcing function STARTING at 280ppm and ending somwhere near 2240. Just put in the doubling points on the X axis and allow the Y axis to autoscale.
You'll see a whole 'nother picture of what's left in terms of warming potential.
Here's the deal. With blind faith in science and tech, I dont EVER THINK we're gonna be coughing up CO2 and as much CH4 even 100 years from now. If we dont end up in the movie Idiocracy. LOL. And that 2nd doubling is at LEAST 180 years from now IF we dont go nuclear by 2050 (or something other than wind and solar toys).
So the focus should be on the "steady state" response (long term) rather than the short term temp changes. And this whole discussion of the "power of CO2" should be reserved for dismissing the WILDER, more shrill science about imminent DOOM in the short term.
You'll see a whole 'nother picture of what's left in terms of warming potential.
Here's the deal. With blind faith in science and tech, I dont EVER THINK we're gonna be coughing up CO2 and as much CH4 even 100 years from now. If we dont end up in the movie Idiocracy. LOL. And that 2nd doubling is at LEAST 180 years from now IF we dont go nuclear by 2050 (or something other than wind and solar toys).
So the focus should be on the "steady state" response (long term) rather than the short term temp changes. And this whole discussion of the "power of CO2" should be reserved for dismissing the WILDER, more shrill science about imminent DOOM in the short term.