“Again, it is basic physics that “greenhouse gasses” raise the temperature of the planet. Go read Roy Spencer’s site:”
Scientifically complete and utter bullsh_t.
No, it’s not BS that certain gases are greenhouse gases.
Water vapor, methane, and CO2 are all greenhouse gases that absorb infrared radiation.
The BS part is just what role they play in *climate change* and the whole climate change hysteria itself.
And of course, the *climate change* stuff is BS anyways. It was a convenient catch phrase to use after the hysteria from the 80’s on that we were having global warming, nope global cooling, ooops global warming again, uh oh, global cooling again.
So to stop looking like the idiot alarmists they are by changing their opinion every few years based on a couple years of warmer than average or cooler than average WEATHER, they coined the phrase *climate change*.
That way, whatever happened, they could say they were right.
“Scientifically complete and utter bullsh_t.”
Care to present a shred of evidence for your assertion...?
It is in fact very basic science. All of the complexity and uncertainty lie around second-order phenomena, in particular atmospheric water vapor and clouds.
Again, I suggest reading drroyspencer.com. Look for some of his many articles discussing the basics of atmospheric physics - the subject in which he received his doctorate.
For the record, I agree that politically AGW is being misused. I remain personally unconvinced that the temperature change will end up being particularly harmful. There is also no reason that the standard of living can’t continue to rise around the world, even if a large reduction in use of fossil fuels is implemented. Solar and wind are practical at this point, and improving in cost. There is also plenty of nuclear energy to be had.
My touchstone for seeing if someone is serious about global warming is whether or not they agree with a massive nuclear electricity buildout, mainly to replace coal generation. Coal is a dirty source of energy whether or not CO2 is a concern.