Probably the most prominent scientist in global warming research is James Hansen (the one with the hat), who was from 1981 to 2013 director of the NASA Goddard Institite for Space Studies in New York City. He was Donald Trump's favorite foil, until Greta Thunberg appeared. Jim is currently director of the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University's Earth Institute.
I've met with him a few times and I happen to be on his mailing list, where I receive something from him every week or two. Let me share some of his latest offerings.
In 1988 he co-authored a paper showing the following graph:
More than two decades later, their Scenario B (the blue one) well predicted the reality.
As you can see, fossil fuel emissions dominate the climate forcing function:
I can add to the above, but let the following suffice for today:
If you're really interested in global warming, click on those links.
This issue could well determine who will be elected president in 9 months. Here are the Democratic hopeful policies. Trump's?
Campaign Website:
- “Kept [our] campaign promise to get America out of the Paris Climate Agreement”;
- “directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP)”;
- “reconsidered Obama-era rule on methane emissions that would cost American energy developers an estimated $530 million annually”;
- “signed an Executive Order to expand offshore oil and gas drilling and open more leases to develop offshore drilling”;
- “approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, supporting an estimated total of 42,000 indirect jobs and $2 billion in wages”;
- “Signed legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to domestic energy production.”
Public statements:
Trump has repeatedly dismissed the scientific consensus about climate change, claiming he has a “natural instinct for science.”
Nancy Pelosi showed meanness in ripping Trump's State of the Union speech. But to her, it was a "manifesto of mistruths," and even some Republicans no doubt cast wry smiles. Senator Mitt Romney will go a step further and could well be the only Republican to vote with the Democrats to convict the President.
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