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Originally Posted by troutman
There is no debate. I know you think you are being reasonable by being open to all sides of the argument, but the question is scientifically settled for all intents and purposes. The fact that so many people believe the question is not settled, shows how successful the denialists have been in creating a false controversy. Their motives are not scientific, but are political and economic.
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This is a 3 sided debate and the 2 largest sides are both motivated by politics and economics
1 side says it exists and the only way to fix it is to stop burning fossil fuels. They talk about the rape and pillage of the earths non-renewable resources, evil oil companies, and a redisitribution of wealth from larger nations to smaller all of which have nothing to do with a rise in the earths temperature.
2 this side says it doesnt exist
3 the scientific side only gives you the facts - sadly its very difficult to see a report that only has the facts as it likely wouldnt give much press.
If the GHG effect is what is causing the rise in the earths temperature then the solution put forward should be simple: reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by whichever means possible.
Either by reducing emissions or by finding a technology based way reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. If I was a smart inventor that is what I would be trying to come up is a scientific way to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere instead of a socio-political game of shaming people to buy a crappy car. For this to work we need a % of good CO2 in the atmosphere - if the GH is a hypothesis then this number should exist somewhere.