The other alternative being: do nothing. Even if this technology was absolutely 100% free I would still be skeptical of using it to reduce CO2-emissions. Why? Simply because I think our CO2-emissions are the best thing that has happened to the global ecosystems in a long time. CO2 is good for us, not bad.
During the glacial periods of Earth (i.e. most of the time lately) the CO2 level gets so low (180 ppm) that plants are very close to being starved to death. Plants do not like this, last time I checked. They like lots and lots of CO2 so that they can grow vigorously. The historically low CO2-levels on Earth is the main reason that we have deserts. Had the CO2-level been 10 times greater than today, Sahara would be a green oasis. And those nasty cold winters would up north would have been a lot more pleasent.
Onar.
Translation: Please don't hurt the poor feelings of this old' right-winger.
How convenient it must be to declare all that disagrees with your world view politically charged. That being said, are you implying that only left-wingers are capable of rational thought and truth seeking? That kind of arrogance does not work in your favor, to put it mildly.
Global warming theory is tested all the time on computers.
Yes, they are. That's the problem. They should be tested in REALITY, not just in computers. Haven't you learned the basics of science yet? Empirical data MUST take precedence over simulations. Currently the observed world is in violent disagreement with the climate simulations. Many scientists have therefore chosen to believe that the empirical data are wrong! That should be a fairly strong warning signal.
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The other alternative being: do nothing. Even if this technology was absolutely 100% free I would still be skeptical of using it to reduce CO2-emissions. Why? Simply because I think our CO2-emissions are the best thing that has happened to the global ecosystems in a long time. CO2 is good for us, not bad. During the glacial periods of Earth (i.e. most of the time lately) the CO2 level gets so low (180 ppm) that plants are very close to being starved to death. Plants do not like this, last time I checked. They like lots and lots of CO2 so that they can grow vigorously. The historically low CO2-levels on Earth is the main reason that we have deserts. Had the CO2-level been 10 times greater than today, Sahara would be a green oasis. And those nasty cold winters would up north would have been a lot more pleasent. Onar.
Translation: Please don't hurt the poor feelings of this old' right-winger.
How convenient it must be to declare all that disagrees with your world view politically charged. That being said, are you implying that only left-wingers are capable of rational thought and truth seeking? That kind of arrogance does not work in your favor, to put it mildly.
Global warming theory is tested all the time on computers.
Yes, they are. That's the problem. They should be tested in REALITY, not just in computers. Haven't you learned the basics of science yet? Empirical data MUST take precedence over simulations. Currently the observed world is in violent disagreement with the climate simulations. Many scientists have therefore chosen to believe that the empirical data are wrong! That should be a fairly strong warning signal.
Onar.