Calculate climate change for yourself

[ref1ect1ons]

I transcribed this from a fading pamphlet given to me at uni.

One drop of food colouring in 60 litres of water is one part per million. The volume of a glass marble is: 1.525 cubic centremetres.

According to those who believe man-made global climate change, CO2 is one source of global warming (water vapour is the other main factor). The total CO2 level in the atmosphere has increased from 317ppm to 387 ppm over the last 50 years.

The accepted figure for the annual manmade contribution to global CO2 emissions is 3.2% of the 387ppm or 12.4ppm compared to the 375ppm emitted by the oceans and other natural sources.

Australia allegedly emits around 1% of the worlds manmade CO2, that is 1% of 3.2% manmade CO2 going into the atmosphere. The australian government wants to stop 20% of this figure with expensive mitigation by 2020.

Putting this into perspective, if the global atmosphere was contained in a room 2.25m X 2.25m X 2.0 heigh (a small bedroom), a marble on the floor would represent CO2 in the atmosphere, 12.4% of the marbles volume would be man-made CO2 and 1% of this volume would be Australia's contribution.

The Australian Governments proposed 20% reduction over the next ten years, 2% per an annum would amount to 25 thousandths of one marble.

This is a minuscule amount and even with the UN's sevenfold exageration on carbons effect on temperature it is still a negligible effect on temperature for a HUGE tax increase.

Edited February 2, 2010 by ref1ect1ons

[mr me]

AGW = A tax grab by the government. They will push through legislation regardless of the facts and what people want.