Posted by
Catmman on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 12:39:57 PM
It appears Al Gore,
the Pontiff of the
Church of Global Warming, has changed his tune somewhat in his beliefs about carbon dioxide.
Now, Gore says that
other particulates and methane are more serious to climate change and contribute more towards global warming than CO2.
In his conversations with Schmidt and other colleagues at the beginning of the year, Gore explored new studies – published only last week – that show methane and black carbon or soot had a far greater impact on global warming than previously thought. Carbon dioxide – while the focus of the politics of climate change – produces around 40% of the actual warming. Gore acknowledged to Newsweek that the findings could complicate efforts to build a political consensus around the need to limit carbon emissions.
“Over the years I have been among those who focused most of all on CO2, and I think that’s still justified,” he told the magazine. “But a comprehensive plan to solve the climate crisis has to widen the focus to encompass strategies for all” of the greenhouse culprits identified in the Nasa study.
For years, Gore has been beating everyone over the head about the dangers of CO2. He has also been advocating and investing in the very carbon capture schemes which supposedly reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Now we need to "widen the focus"? I believe this change of heart is for three reasons:
1.) CO2 has been continuing to rise while temperatures have not, contrary to everything the Goracle and other Warmists have been spouting for years. This is one way Gore can deal with that. He can now claim that he either knew all along CO2 wasn't a primary focus and that arguments made about other particulates and methane have always been part of his plan.
2.) This is a way for Gore to expand his 'investments' in other environmental areas and advocate for grants for research into these other subjects (like methane). Grants and other money Gore will be sure to lobby gets directed towards Gore friendly companies.
3.) This allows the Warmists to lobby for control over areas CO2 reduction might miss.
Why would Gore be exploring 'new studies' anyway? Isn't it he that has railed that "
The science is settled"? Is the science settled or not, Mr. Gore? If you yourself are willing to re-address your 'beliefs' on the 'science', why all the vitriol at the so-called 'deniers' for the past few years who have simply been saying the same thing? Haven't you just thrown yourself and all your acolytes under the "Science is settled" bus?
This will be interesting to see unfold.
UPDATE: About that CO2
and the plans to bankrupt ourselves 'controlling' it. Why?