文档介绍：The Myth of Dangerous Human-Caused Climate Change
R M Carter1
Whether dangerous human-caused climate INTRODUCTION
change is a fact, possibly a fact or a fabrication In a recent letter to European heads of state, British Prime
depends on who you choose to believe. Many of Minister Tony Blair wrote: ‘We have a window of only ten to 15
us line up somewhere between probable and years to take the steps we need to avoid crossing a catastrophic
possible on this spectrum. (John Roskam, (climate) tipping point’. In contrast, Emeritus Professor Gray, a
Australian Financial Review, 2006.) distinguished climate scientist from the University of Colorado,
said recently ‘Observations and theory do not support these
I have been dismayed over the bogus science and
ideas (of dangerous human-caused warming)’. These statements
media hype associated with the (dangerous)
cannot both be true. Who is right, and how should members of
human-induced global warming hypothesis. My
the public make up their minds on the matter?
innate sense of how the atmosphere-ocean
functions does not allow me to accept these That climate changes frequently, rapidly and sometimes
scenarios. Observations and theory do not unpredictably has been conventional knowledge amongst earth
support these ideas. (Professor Emeritus William environmental scientists since the early days of ocean drilling in
Gray, Colorado State University, 2006.) the 1970s. Yet we do not read about such natural climate change
in the everyday news. Instead, in 2007 the daily media, in pursuit
ABSTRACT of circulation needs, is full of doom and gloom about
human-caused global warming. Climate alarmism is propagated
Human-caused global warming has e the environmental cause by a diverse group of journalists, environmental lobbyists,
celebre of the early 21st century. The strong warming alarmist camp scientific and business groups, church leaders and politicians, all
currently includes the United Natio