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Leeman4Gilmour · 01-22-2016, 11:12 AM

I used to have a similar stance to Slava, and many many others, on climate change, but had to alter my viewpoint when the IPCC issued it's 5th assessment report which, for the first time since it was formed in 1988, concluded that climate change was man made. Up until their 5th report, they hesitated to conclude that.

Also, even if climate change is the impetus for us to start migrating away from fossil fuels to feed our energy needs, this had to happen regardless. I know "peak oil" isn't a topic of conversation these days, but the fact remains it's a finite resource. We (those alive today) don't have to live without fossil fuels, but we might as well start setting up future generations to do so.

01-22-2016, 11:12 AM	#519
Leeman4Gilmour First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Normally, my desk Exp:	I used to have a similar stance to Slava, and many many others, on climate change, but had to alter my viewpoint when the IPCC issued it's 5th assessment report which, for the first time since it was formed in 1988, concluded that climate change was man made. Up until their 5th report, they hesitated to conclude that. Also, even if climate change is the impetus for us to start migrating away from fossil fuels to feed our energy needs, this had to happen regardless. I know "peak oil" isn't a topic of conversation these days, but the fact remains it's a finite resource. We (those alive today) don't have to live without fossil fuels, but we might as well start setting up future generations to do so.