Thank you! I've been trying to articulate that question for years now, and I always "get lost in the math." I've come to the conclusion that the issue (climate change) has become so emotionally-invested that logic and fact no longer control the response. I think Lindzen gave the most succinct, albeit indirect, factual answer to the quest…
Thank you! I've been trying to articulate that question for years now, and I always "get lost in the math." I've come to the conclusion that the issue (climate change) has become so emotionally-invested that logic and fact no longer control the response. I think Lindzen gave the most succinct, albeit indirect, factual answer to the question in his paper "An Oversimplified Picture of the Climate Behavior..." (https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00471-z). But Mike Hulme (who Roger cites frequently) has argued that "climate change is not “a problem” waiting for “a solution...It is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon that is reshaping the way we think about ourselves, about our societies and about humanity’s place on Earth."
A more flippant response might be, "you can always tell a farmer...but you can't tell him much."
Thank you! I've been trying to articulate that question for years now, and I always "get lost in the math." I've come to the conclusion that the issue (climate change) has become so emotionally-invested that logic and fact no longer control the response. I think Lindzen gave the most succinct, albeit indirect, factual answer to the question in his paper "An Oversimplified Picture of the Climate Behavior..." (https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00471-z). But Mike Hulme (who Roger cites frequently) has argued that "climate change is not “a problem” waiting for “a solution...It is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon that is reshaping the way we think about ourselves, about our societies and about humanity’s place on Earth."
A more flippant response might be, "you can always tell a farmer...but you can't tell him much."
Stay warm!