Global Warming?

[Southwind17]

Senator Steve Fielding has introduced himself to world-famous campaigner Al Gore to ask for a personal meeting on climate change. The former US vice-president has won a Nobel Prize and an Oscar for his work highlighting the dangers of climate change. Senator Fielding, on the other hand, is concerned there is not enough evidence that mankind is causing the world to warm.

Senator Fielding approached Mr Gore during a launch in Melbourne on Monday to ask for the one-on-one meeting. "(Mr Gore) said look, the schedule's tight but hopefully we can work something out," a spokesman for Senator Fielding told AAP. "Al Gore's very aware that Steve has a crucial vote in the Senate."

Senator Fielding wants to present a graph to Mr Gore which shows temperatures over the last 15 years. UN scientists say the world has warmed over the last 150 years, but temperatures have plateaued at warmer-than-normal levels in the last decade after a particularly hot year in 1998. Globally, 13 of the 14 warmest years on record have occurred since 1995. Senator Fielding thinks the graph shows that increased CO2 emissions aren't causing the world to warm. "Steve wants to put that in front of (Mr Gore) and see what he has to say," Senator Fielding's spokesman said.

Senator Fielding has written to all Senators alerting them to the idea that carbon dioxide may not be causing warming. He urged them not to vote for the proposed emissions trading scheme which is due to be voted on in the Senate in August.

Predicted outcome anybody? Also, I don't quite follow the logic of Fielding's conclusion based on the data cited in the quote above. Anybody?

 

[SezMe]

I can't predict the outcome but if Senator Fielding has a science question, he ought to ask a scientist in the relevant field. I'm gonna guess that Fielding doesn't really have a question but wants to make a point with Gore.

 

[casebro]

It's probably a graph of satellite data. It's the only data without proxies, models, or the "urban heat island adjustment". In other words, no cheating, and minimal interpretation needed.

It shows zero trend for the full length of time that satellite data has been collected. 1978-09. So it does appear that GW has plateaued. WITHOUT any changes in the world economy. Or rate of CO2 emmisions.

Therefor, there is no 'A' in Global Warming. It's all been a natural cycle.

 

[Just thinking]

I'm gonna guess that Fielding doesn't really have a question but wants to make a point with Gore.

He might actually be going after both issues.