Published July 1993 | Version v1
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A dissenting view on global climate change

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Global warming alarmists are vastly overstating the risks of climate change, often to further other agendas. The science of global warming simply does not support their claims of impending doom - as policy makers would be wise to note. There is scientific consensus on the existence of a benign natural greenhouse effect that keeps the Earth habitable by raising its average surface temperature by about 33 degrees C. Global warming alarmists, however, have falsely claimed that this consensus also extends to the belief that human activity is significantly enhancing this effect. This is simply untrue. Based on a wealth of new information, there is now strong and rapidly growing scientific dissent on the inevitability of catastrophic and even mildly detrimental anthropogenic climate change. This casts serious doubts on the need for binding international agreements to curtail emissions of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel combustion, or to limit conversion of tropical forests to agricultural uses in areas where increased food supply is a critical issue

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Electricity Journal
Journal Volume
6
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 62-69.
ISSN
1040-6190
CODEN
ELEJE4

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25033830
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATIC CHANGE; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
AGREEMENTS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS