August, 2008

Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Romm

by Jim Manzi
The Conversation
August 25th, 2008

I wrote an essay addressing the challenge of global warming. Joseph Romm subsequently raised four major objections in a response essay. I then reviewed why I believe that each of these four objections is misplaced. Mr. Romm has now responded by reiterating the first of these four objections. To review the bidding on this point, [...]

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Seven Points in Response to Romm

by Indur Goklany
The Conversation
August 25th, 2008

1. Romm’s faith in model results is not warranted, as noted in my previous post. 2. Romm’s argument is that in recent years annual emissions have been higher than assumed in the IPCC’s worst case (A1FI) scenario, and that we are on track to get to 1,000 ppm in 2100. However, instead of looking at [...]

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