Calgary’s Mayor, Jyoti Gondek, won’t be happy when she hears this..There is no climate emergency..More than 1,100 scientists and professionals from around the world, led by the Norwegian physics Nobel Prize laureate Professor Ivar Giaever, have put their signatures on a newly published document, the World Climate Declaration, (WCD) which dispels the notion that humans cause most or all climate change..Another lead author of the WCD, Professor Richard Lindzen, an American atmospheric physicist, says the current climate narrative is “absurd”, despite trillions of dollars and the relentless propaganda from grant-dependent academics and agenda-driven mainstream "journalists" say otherwise..The WCD takes a disparaging view of climate models..“Climate policy relies on inadequate models,” state the authors. “Climate models have many shortcomings and are not remotely plausible as policy tools.”. “To believe the outcome of a climate model is to believe what the model makers have put in.” .“This is precisely the problem of today’s climate discussion to which climate models are central.”.“Climate science has degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not on sound self-critical science. We should free ourselves from the naive belief in immature climate models.”.“In future, climate research must give significantly more emphasis to empirical science.”.Modelers identify the "outcome" they want, then add elements that will make their preconceived conclusion appear to be legitimate. Then, they "sell" their "findings" to the public..“They do not only exaggerate the effect of greenhouse gases; they also ignore the fact that enriching the atmosphere with CO2 is beneficial.” .“CO2 is not a pollutant. It is plant food, the basis of all life. It is essential to all life on Earth.” .“More CO2 is favorable for nature, greening our planet. Additional CO2 in the air has promoted growth in global plant biomass. It is also profitable for agriculture, increasing the yields of crops worldwide.”.There is ample evidence that CO2-mitigation measures are as damaging as they are costly, such as the Trudeau/Singh government’s recent edict to reduce the use of fertilizer..The WCD does not deny climate change, but puts it into perspective..“The geological archive reveals that Earth’s climate has varied as long as the planet has existed, with natural cold and warm phases,” it says. “The Little Ice Age ended as recently as 1850. Therefore, it is no surprise that we now are experiencing a period of warming, however it is far slower than predicted.”.“The world has warmed significantly less than predicted by IPCC (the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on the basis of modeled anthropogenic forcing.” (Anthropogenic refers to environmental change caused or influenced by humans, either directly or indirectly.).Political interference is impairing the truth about climate change..“Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific,” says WCD. “Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their policy measures.”.Climate-change fear-mongers point to severe weather events as proof of dangerous days ahead..Not so, says WCD..“Global warming has not increased natural disasters,” it states. “There is no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts and suchlike natural disasters, or making them more frequent.”.“There is no climate emergency,” declares the Declaration. “We strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policy proposed for 2050.” .“The aim of global policy should be ‘prosperity for all’ by providing reliable and affordable energy at all times.”.“In a prosperous society, men and women are well educated, birth rates are low and people care about their environment.” .“Our advice to leaders is that science should strive for a significantly better understanding of the climate system, while politics should focus on minimizing potential climate damage by prioritizing adaptation strategies based on proven and affordable technologies.”.Unfortunately, we can expect green extremists in academia, politics and "journalism" will ignore the WCD and will continue promoting the false science of the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, but ignore any beneficial effects..The Trudeaus, Singhs, Gondeks, Bidens, et al of the world will continue to argue for the hard-left economic and societal command-and-control they crave..However, it’s time, as someone once said, to follow the science.
Calgary’s Mayor, Jyoti Gondek, won’t be happy when she hears this..There is no climate emergency..More than 1,100 scientists and professionals from around the world, led by the Norwegian physics Nobel Prize laureate Professor Ivar Giaever, have put their signatures on a newly published document, the World Climate Declaration, (WCD) which dispels the notion that humans cause most or all climate change..Another lead author of the WCD, Professor Richard Lindzen, an American atmospheric physicist, says the current climate narrative is “absurd”, despite trillions of dollars and the relentless propaganda from grant-dependent academics and agenda-driven mainstream "journalists" say otherwise..The WCD takes a disparaging view of climate models..“Climate policy relies on inadequate models,” state the authors. “Climate models have many shortcomings and are not remotely plausible as policy tools.”. “To believe the outcome of a climate model is to believe what the model makers have put in.” .“This is precisely the problem of today’s climate discussion to which climate models are central.”.“Climate science has degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not on sound self-critical science. We should free ourselves from the naive belief in immature climate models.”.“In future, climate research must give significantly more emphasis to empirical science.”.Modelers identify the "outcome" they want, then add elements that will make their preconceived conclusion appear to be legitimate. Then, they "sell" their "findings" to the public..“They do not only exaggerate the effect of greenhouse gases; they also ignore the fact that enriching the atmosphere with CO2 is beneficial.” .“CO2 is not a pollutant. It is plant food, the basis of all life. It is essential to all life on Earth.” .“More CO2 is favorable for nature, greening our planet. Additional CO2 in the air has promoted growth in global plant biomass. It is also profitable for agriculture, increasing the yields of crops worldwide.”.There is ample evidence that CO2-mitigation measures are as damaging as they are costly, such as the Trudeau/Singh government’s recent edict to reduce the use of fertilizer..The WCD does not deny climate change, but puts it into perspective..“The geological archive reveals that Earth’s climate has varied as long as the planet has existed, with natural cold and warm phases,” it says. “The Little Ice Age ended as recently as 1850. Therefore, it is no surprise that we now are experiencing a period of warming, however it is far slower than predicted.”.“The world has warmed significantly less than predicted by IPCC (the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on the basis of modeled anthropogenic forcing.” (Anthropogenic refers to environmental change caused or influenced by humans, either directly or indirectly.).Political interference is impairing the truth about climate change..“Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific,” says WCD. “Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their policy measures.”.Climate-change fear-mongers point to severe weather events as proof of dangerous days ahead..Not so, says WCD..“Global warming has not increased natural disasters,” it states. “There is no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts and suchlike natural disasters, or making them more frequent.”.“There is no climate emergency,” declares the Declaration. “We strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policy proposed for 2050.” .“The aim of global policy should be ‘prosperity for all’ by providing reliable and affordable energy at all times.”.“In a prosperous society, men and women are well educated, birth rates are low and people care about their environment.” .“Our advice to leaders is that science should strive for a significantly better understanding of the climate system, while politics should focus on minimizing potential climate damage by prioritizing adaptation strategies based on proven and affordable technologies.”.Unfortunately, we can expect green extremists in academia, politics and "journalism" will ignore the WCD and will continue promoting the false science of the effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, but ignore any beneficial effects..The Trudeaus, Singhs, Gondeks, Bidens, et al of the world will continue to argue for the hard-left economic and societal command-and-control they crave..However, it’s time, as someone once said, to follow the science.
