New scale for climate change belief?
i've come scale represents see range of beliefs on climate change issue. obviously, there extremes @ either end , more balanced near centre.
explanation of climate sensitivity (cs) quotient:
4.5c - upper bound of ipcc estimate
3.0c - median of ipcc estimate
1.1c - co2 warming no feedbacks
0.0c - co2 addition has no affect on temperatures (due negative feedbacks)
1. cagw zealot - catastrophe around corner, tipping points, extreme destruction...co2 must reduced zero...now. (cs quotient: >4.5)
2. alarmist - co2 disaster waiting happen requires major solution if not now. (cs quotient: 3.0-4.5)
3. warmer - co2 major problem in mitigation required. (cs quotient: 2.5-3.0)
4. lukewarmer - co2 problem needs rectification or policy response combination of mitigation , adaptation. (cs quotient: 1.5-2.5)
5. mild skeptic - co2 has warming effect. warming problem not worry right now...at least not yet. feedbacks small or cancel out. (cs quotient: 1.1)
6. uber skeptic - co2 has little influence on climate. increases lead negative feedbacks. (cs quotient: <1.1)
7. crackpot denier - it's hoax/conspiracy. co2 irrelevant climate. (cs quotient: 0.0)
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usual, first part go ahead , rate yourself. feel free trash other peoples' self-ratings. ever find misrepresented on such scale?
think of scale? way, won't rate myself go ahead , me.
i've come scale represents see range of beliefs on climate change issue. obviously, there extremes @ either end , more balanced near centre. explanation of climate sensitivity (cs) quotient: 4.5c - upper bound of ipcc estimate 3.0c - median...
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