I think people thought global cooling was occuring because there was a mini ice age during the middle ages.HighDemonslayer wrote: I'm just saying there is no consensus. People used to be afraid that we will experience global cooling. Now global warming is the fear.
Many nations threw the Kyoto protocols in the trash because their was no solid evidence to commit economic suicide for their nations.
I disagree that 1+1=2. Therefore there is no concensus. You will be hard pressed to find absolute concensus on any issue, and this means very little. The point is there is enough evidence to show an 'unnatural' rise in global temperatures that corresponds with an increase in human-made CO2 emissions, although I'm not sure I agree with Jeremy in saying that we are experiencing 'considerable' differences. From my own research New Zealand has not, not now, but we will if the trend continues. I'm sure you can find evidence if you look at some UNDP, IPCC or Worldwatch Institute reports.
As with any issue warming will have a whole host of impacts, both positive and negative, though mainly negative in this case.
Whether or not signing the Kyoto cost is a different issue, perhaps one for another thread. Personally I would give full support to a protocol that made countries put a certain % of their GDP into R&D for alternative energy sources or something like that, because even if all countries signed Kyoto it would change little. If I remember correctly the figure was something like it will save 2cm of sea rise over 100 years. I don't have a cite for it right now though although I can get one.
I can't believe no-one responded to this last sentence (assuming you're being remotely serious here). It's funny on so many levels.carl winslow wrote:Of course i would like to have more than 2 dominant partys but thats just the way it is now.
But your from australia and cant vote anyway so who cares



