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Non-Scientific and Heartless !

If you are an enthusiastic “global warming” liberal, perhaps you should not read a recent paper, “Challenging Net Zero with Science,” by Lindzen, Happer, and the CO2 Coalition.

Who are they, and what are they saying?

The paper’s authors are Dr. William Happer, Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Princeton University; Dr. Richard Lindzen, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Atmospheric Science Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Gregory Wrightstone, a geologist and executive director of the CO2 Coalition.

Certainly an impressive set of credentials.

A lot of the following is from whatsupwiththat:

This paper is basically saying that not only are the NetZero initiatives of governments and private organizations scientifically invalid, but also that they will lead to worldwide impoverishment and starvation if implemented.

The 46 page paper details how the objectives of Net Zero to eliminate the use of fossil fuels and the emissions of greenhouse gases are based on analytical methods that violate fundamental tenets of the scientific method which originated more than 300 years ago.

“Reliable scientific knowledge is determined by the scientific method, where theoretical predictions are validated by observations or rejected by failing to do so,” say the paper’s authors.

“Agreement with observations is the measure of scientific truth,” continues the paper. “Scientific progress proceeds by the interplay of theory and observation. Theory explains observations and makes predictions of what will be observed in the future. Observations anchor understanding and weed out theories that don’t work.”

Why should liberals not read this paper? In general, liberals process their thoughts in their midbrains. Since the midbrain is the source of emotional as opposed to logical thinking, it follows that they would pay little heed to the scientific method.

However, the paper also predicts global starvation if fossil fuels are eliminated. At risk in coming decades would be half of the world’s 8.5 billion to 10 billion people who are fed by crops grown with fertilizers derived from fossil fuels. Listed as an example of Net Zero’s potential consequences is the economic and social calamity of Sri Lanka which had banned the use of fertilizers and pesticides made from fossil fuels.

“The recent experience in Sri Lanka provides a red alert. The world has just witnessed the collapse of the once bountiful agricultural sector of Sri Lanka as a result of government restrictions on mineral fertilizer,” the paper says.

Starving over four million people, however, might just get a liberal’s attention. Who wants to be responsible for such a horrific tragedy? If you are all in NetZero, odds are you will be part of the responsible party. I am guessing that posturing for, and fighting for/against global warming, etc. will not really matter much to those who are starving or to their families.

3/14/23

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