Yes, well summarized, Michael. MR echoed my thoughts: do policy makers get it? While radical Greens may want anarchy, most Progressives are underestimating the potential for global geopolitical chaos if reliable energy collapses in the coming winter or beyond.
Devastating testimony. Well constructed, chock full of crucial facts that cut the legs out from under the radical decarbonization policies of the Democratic party and the permanent federal and UN bureaucracy and woke states like California, New York and Massachusetts, while also landing an important blow against the collusive censorship campaign of these forces together with big tech social media. I'd love to know the back story of how you were even permitted to appear.
I have been reflecting on how the massive international radical decarbonization campaign is so "Soviet" in its massive misallocation of resources based on centralized decision making, with not the slightest concern given to market signals of consumer preferences. The result will be similarly crippling to the economies that have bought into this foolishness and will generate human suffering on an enormous scale. How obvious it should be to ordinary people that electrifying transportation and residential heating while simultaneously destroying the electric generating system is insanity, and yet the best and the brightest call it disinformation.
Please keep pressing your message, Michael. You haven't been silenced yet, and hopefully more people will start paying attention.
There is no scientific evidence that CO2 emissions are harmful to humans in any way. So-called “fossil fuels” are harmless after particulates are removed. Coal is a fossil fuel. No fossils have ever been found in petroleum and its origins are still subject of speculation.
Thank you! I appreciate that you believe this committee is acting in good faith. I pray you are right, but I am less convinced. I guess we’ll see if they have sound or nefarious goals as we watch what they do with your wise counsel.
Michael, thanks for your great work, but I do have a comment that is just slightly negative. You seem concede that CO2 at 0'044% in the atmosphere will cause global warming, but there is no science that supports that claim. Eight billion humans inhale O2 and exhale CO2, but we cannot create CO2. Also temperature is claimed to have increased and been retained but we now know that the earth itself gives off heat
Michael, good work however I struggle with trying to fathom out why you believe that AGW is happening on account of the burning of fossil fuels.
Maybe it is outside of this article to explain your views on why the planets global temperature is rising, except on account of anthropological causes as you state?
"Concentrations of the leading greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, are at unprecedented levels that haven’t been observed in at least the last 800,000 years. The pre-industrial level of carbon dioxide was at about 278 parts per million (ppm). As of 2016, carbon dioxide was, for the first time, above 400 ppm for the entirety of the year. Measurements of atmospheric carbon at the Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Observatory show a continuous increase since 1957 when the observatory was established from 315 ppm to over 410 ppm in 2017. Based on the ice core record over the past 800,000 years, carbon dioxide ranged from about 185 ppm during ice ages to 300 ppm during warm times."
You as a scientist can't really agree with this "cause and effect relationship" is valid as CO2 is singled out as the primary greenhouse gas that is the cause of AGW? By agreeing that the Planet is warming you don't elaborate. What you seem to insinuate is that you believe in this CO2 story?
Change in our Planet's climate is indeed happening - a scientific fact backed up by past records - as you have always stated, but in a normal natural and natural cycle surely? But this is not a catastrophic state of affairs, is it?
"Climate Alarmism" is what you are referring to and this you must agree is a hoax and a fraudulent claim by its proponents? It is this misinformation that warps the minds and attitudes of our future generations, causes undue anxiety and are nothing but despicable lies, would you not agree?
I like your sensible approach to this vexatious question, but I find it difficult to understand your position on this AGW on account of the burning of fossils fuels and the CO2 question.
The only thing that will allow what Michael has said to be put into affect is a change in congress and the administration. The only problem with that is that Republicans are too stupid to really do that. they focus on stupid stuff that won't allow them to take power, and if they do take power, again, they focus on stupid stuff. The Democrats are the whacko party. The Republicans are the stupid party. I guess for most people whacko beats stupid.
Michael, great work as always. Is anyone listening?
Yes, well summarized, Michael. MR echoed my thoughts: do policy makers get it? While radical Greens may want anarchy, most Progressives are underestimating the potential for global geopolitical chaos if reliable energy collapses in the coming winter or beyond.
Great testimony Mr. Shellenberger. You need to run for office again. More people need to learn your name.
Excellent
Devastating testimony. Well constructed, chock full of crucial facts that cut the legs out from under the radical decarbonization policies of the Democratic party and the permanent federal and UN bureaucracy and woke states like California, New York and Massachusetts, while also landing an important blow against the collusive censorship campaign of these forces together with big tech social media. I'd love to know the back story of how you were even permitted to appear.
I have been reflecting on how the massive international radical decarbonization campaign is so "Soviet" in its massive misallocation of resources based on centralized decision making, with not the slightest concern given to market signals of consumer preferences. The result will be similarly crippling to the economies that have bought into this foolishness and will generate human suffering on an enormous scale. How obvious it should be to ordinary people that electrifying transportation and residential heating while simultaneously destroying the electric generating system is insanity, and yet the best and the brightest call it disinformation.
Please keep pressing your message, Michael. You haven't been silenced yet, and hopefully more people will start paying attention.
Excellent! I hope they listen.
Darn fine testimony. Fully agreed. This is the only pragmatic and ethical approach that I can think of.
On point. Rational. Accurate.
In other words, the antithesis of what politicians and the current mainstream media can process.
There is no scientific evidence that CO2 emissions are harmful to humans in any way. So-called “fossil fuels” are harmless after particulates are removed. Coal is a fossil fuel. No fossils have ever been found in petroleum and its origins are still subject of speculation.
Thank you! I appreciate that you believe this committee is acting in good faith. I pray you are right, but I am less convinced. I guess we’ll see if they have sound or nefarious goals as we watch what they do with your wise counsel.
Michael, thanks for your great work, but I do have a comment that is just slightly negative. You seem concede that CO2 at 0'044% in the atmosphere will cause global warming, but there is no science that supports that claim. Eight billion humans inhale O2 and exhale CO2, but we cannot create CO2. Also temperature is claimed to have increased and been retained but we now know that the earth itself gives off heat
Maybe time to doxx the lobbyists and their myriad of money sources pushing the nefarious green new deal agenda
We should be grateful that politicians aren't in charge of the availability of gravity.
Michael, good work however I struggle with trying to fathom out why you believe that AGW is happening on account of the burning of fossil fuels.
Maybe it is outside of this article to explain your views on why the planets global temperature is rising, except on account of anthropological causes as you state?
The MSM promotes such articles as follows:
https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/MPC_Environmental_Science/09%3A_Climate/9.05%3A_Anthropogenic_Causes_of_Climate_Change
"Concentrations of the leading greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, are at unprecedented levels that haven’t been observed in at least the last 800,000 years. The pre-industrial level of carbon dioxide was at about 278 parts per million (ppm). As of 2016, carbon dioxide was, for the first time, above 400 ppm for the entirety of the year. Measurements of atmospheric carbon at the Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Observatory show a continuous increase since 1957 when the observatory was established from 315 ppm to over 410 ppm in 2017. Based on the ice core record over the past 800,000 years, carbon dioxide ranged from about 185 ppm during ice ages to 300 ppm during warm times."
You as a scientist can't really agree with this "cause and effect relationship" is valid as CO2 is singled out as the primary greenhouse gas that is the cause of AGW? By agreeing that the Planet is warming you don't elaborate. What you seem to insinuate is that you believe in this CO2 story?
Change in our Planet's climate is indeed happening - a scientific fact backed up by past records - as you have always stated, but in a normal natural and natural cycle surely? But this is not a catastrophic state of affairs, is it?
"Climate Alarmism" is what you are referring to and this you must agree is a hoax and a fraudulent claim by its proponents? It is this misinformation that warps the minds and attitudes of our future generations, causes undue anxiety and are nothing but despicable lies, would you not agree?
I like your sensible approach to this vexatious question, but I find it difficult to understand your position on this AGW on account of the burning of fossils fuels and the CO2 question.
Maybe another time? 🤨
This is such a great summary of the challenges we all face, but I'm afraid the politicians will ignore it and continue to pursue disastrous policies.
The only thing that will allow what Michael has said to be put into affect is a change in congress and the administration. The only problem with that is that Republicans are too stupid to really do that. they focus on stupid stuff that won't allow them to take power, and if they do take power, again, they focus on stupid stuff. The Democrats are the whacko party. The Republicans are the stupid party. I guess for most people whacko beats stupid.