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by White_Wolf
2040 days ago
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What exactly do you think the definition of a "climate change denier" is? - It's someone that doesn't think Earth's climate is changing. It's NOT someone that doesn't think CO2/cows/etc actually has a role in it. Climate is indeed changing. What he's trying to argue is the role of CO2 in all of it. 100% right about this:"The important part is recognizing why". So far no raw data has been made fully available to see see what, how, when and why. At least I was not able to find the data those graphs that you keep popping up are based on. I also don't remember seeing any of these graphs taking account solar activity either since that is our heat source after all. |
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It's meaning in the cultural zeitgeist, however, has evolved to include people who don't deny that the climate does change over time, or even is currently changing; but, who deny the science supporting anthropogenic climate change, specifically the clear impacts to atmospheric CO2 starting during the industrial revolution and driven primarily by fossil fuel emissions.
Essentially, I think most people would agree at this point that the common usage also includes people who deny we can/should do anything about climate change, or that the current situation vis-a-vis greatly accelerated climate change is our "fault."
The records re: CO2 are not hard to find, they come from ice cores and date back ~800,000 years.
You can start here, but there are plenty of independent resources online: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...