[Dinsdale]

However, carbon dioxide as a result of man's activities was only 3.2 per cent of that

First let me say that human originated global warming is largely BS.

But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That's an increase of 14.2% just there. We need to keep our facts straight or we're no more credible then the other side.

[Maneesh]

“But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That’s an increase of 14.2% just there’

What the author said is “mad made CO2 is 3.2% of all the CO2’ If man made CO2 increased by 14.2 % and I believe that to be true how does that negate the 3.2% contribution. If other natural sources of CO2 increased as well then man made CO2 is still 3.2% of all CO2. If man made CO2 keeps increasing that would mean that humans would create 5 or 7 or even 9% of CO2. That would still make it such a small percent of greenhouse gases that the absurdity of man made global warming still holds. Water vapor is between 95-97% of all greenhouse gases and we focus all our attention on CO2 and wrongly assume or lie that humans make all the CO2.

[sand88]

But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That's an increase of 14.2% just there. We need to keep our facts straight or we're no more credible then the other side.

I read some scientific article recently that said the "sampling" used to come up with these numbers were flawed -- they used the "low end" numbers for the earlier period, in order to make it a dramatic rise. The article had a graph showing the sampling points used. Most on our side, are quite rational and not afraid of the facts. Remember reality doesn't matter to the Stalinists, they will use any method to gain control.

[TUAN_JIM]

First let me say that human originated global warming is largely BS. But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That's an increase of 14.2% just there. We need to keep our facts straight or we're no more credible then the other side.

His facts are straight. The 14.2% increase is the total increase in atmospheric CO2 levels. The annual contribution of humans is 3.2%, but it has led to the 14.2% in total CO2 because of compounding. It's like interest in a savings account. Even with compounding, man-made CO2 has a negligible effect on the planet's temperature.

[Publius6961]

But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That's an increase of 14.2% just there. We need to keep our facts straight or we're no more credible then the other side.

You want to talk credible?
That's still 0.0012.
Only the ignorant fear what they don't understand.

Have at it.

By the way, the 1950 figure is arbitrary and meaningless. To have a grasp of the issue in a natural phenomenon billions of years old, you need a longer view than that.
"Normalcy" in nature is not defined as when you or your parents were born.
Never has; never will.

[Tokra]

But currently CO2 is about 350ppm, in 1950 it was about 300ppm. That's an increase of 14.2% just there. We need to keep our facts straight or we're no more credible then the other side.

Of course the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen. The oceans are warming and releasing more CO2.

The warming is causing the increase of CO2 - not the other way around.

The Chicken Littles have it backwards.

[JasonC]

You are confusing the total change in atmospheric CO2 (pretty much, as measured at one place, too, but that is an aside) with CO2 change directly attributably to increasing human emissions of CO2 through fossile fuel use.

They are not the same.