it is highly arrogant of people to think that we as a species can effect the entire planet to such a degree..
this "global warming" is part of a cycle that the sun goes through..
it's reaching a peak and will start to cool again soon ( in the next 3-13 years ), so all this "reduce your carbon footprint" rubish is really just a way to try and keep a reserve / stockpile of fossil fuels to be used for heat and power when the cold comes back...
[code:1]2. Dr. David Archibald. Summa Development Limited. (Australia).
a. Archibald, D.C., (2006), Solar Cycles 24 and 25 and predicted climate response, Energy and Environment, Vol.17, No.1.
Comment from paper: “Based on a solar maxima of approximately 50 for solar cycles 24 and 25, a global temperature decline of 1.5C is predicted to 2020 equating to the experience of the Dalton Minimum.”
b. Separate paper: Climate Outlook to 2030. Summa Development Limited, Perth WA, Australia.
Comment from paper: “The increased length of Solar Cycle 23 supports the view that there will be a global average temperature decline in the range of 1C to 2C for the forecast period. The projected increase of 40 ppm in atmospheric carbon dioxide to 2030 is calculated to contribute a global atmospheric temperature increase of 0.04C. The anthropogenic contribution to climate change over the forecast period will be insignificant relative to the natural cyclic variation.”[/code:1]
an excert from the
Space and Science Research Center website..