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I honestly hope you are right, ThatsItImout. But my concerns about the recognition of Peak Oil level with those about climate change. The actual economical situation hinders both efforts: The economic slowdown already reduces CO2 output and will make cost intensive measures like CO2 sequestration less attractive. Add sinking average global temperatures in the last couple of years (though statistically irrelevant), the sunspot minimum or a favorable hurricane season prediction etc... The critics of the greenhouse effect are already getting louder. (See Denninger today - my personal opinion here is totally discrepant to what he wrote)
'The critics of the greenhouse effect are already getting louder'.
westexasfanclub, I think it is very important not to confuse the greenhouse effect with global warming.
The former is a natural process produced by the interaction of solar energy and the Earth's atmosphere. Whereby, the amount of energy absorbed by the atmosphere is equal to the amount of of energy reflected back to space from the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth. This produces a natural temperature homoeostasis under which current life forms can exist.
The latter is an unnatural process induced by anthropogenic carbon, and other, greenhouse gas emissions. This results in an imbalance where the solar energy absorbed by the atmosphere is greater than the solar energy reflected back into space.
If you must use the term greenhouse effect it should be Anthropogenic induced greenhouse effect.
The world has gone into hothouse periods without anthropogenic forcings. This is because the GHE gets out of balance due to greater solar irradiance. It in no way implies homeostasis.
Cheers
I don't care what causes it. If I don't get my breakfast I am not happy.