The fundamental piece that is missing in the Global Warming-Climate Change disccuss is whether or not CO2 that is the result of human activity is responsible for the changes. The heat in Planet Earth has three sources.
The residual core heat release periodically by vulcanism to which you can add the natural heating processes such as radioactive decay and sustained chemical processes in the Earth
The input from the Sun that varies considerable and semi predictably with time
The radiation filter effect that interferes with earth radiating some of it heat to the universe that are the responsibility of green house gasses
The portion of the green house gas effect that is totally the responsibility of the actions of mankind.
We don’t know the relative control that each of the above causes exerts on the climate so how can we intellectually honestly decide how much the acivity of many should be restricted. The activity of mankind relative to the other forces is extremely minor.
I think that this started with people wishing to have fame for something invented this whole subject so that they could have a cause to promote.
Let’s do some energy calculations folks before we decide what is important.
