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What percentage of climate change do you believe or know is man made?

What percentage of climate change do you believe or know is man made?

  • I do not believe in natural or man-made climate change.Climate never changes.

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What percentage of climate change do you believe or know is man made?

00.01% - 20% (please specify the percentage)
20.01% - 40% (please specify the percentage)
40.01% - 60% (please specify the percentage)
60.01% - 80% (please specify the percentage)
80.01% - 100% (please specify the percentage)
I don't know the percentage,but think/know man-made climate change is happening
I believe/know climate change is a 100% natural.
Not sure what kind of climate change is going on.
I do not believe in natural or man-made climate change.Climate never changes.


A poster suggested something like this in another thread.I am sure those who think or know climate change is real have good idea of how much climate change is caused by people.
 
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Climate change is happening, and I think we're contributing to it. To what degree though, I don't know, and I'm not sure anyone does for sure.

That's why I think it's smart to take reasonable, measured steps to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions over time. Don't do nothing, and don't react in panic.
 
Climate change is happening, and I think we're contributing to it. To what degree though, I don't know, and I'm not sure anyone does for sure.

That's why I think it's smart to take reasonable, measured steps to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions over time. Don't do nothing, and don't react in panic.

That's reasonable. I'm afraid if we did something drastic that the results might be tragically unintended.
 
I voted that I don't know the percentage. While I don't necessarily believe that man is the sole cause (I haven't personally delved into any scientific papers on the matter), I do believe that man has contributed to what is perhaps a naturally occurring period of warmth and that the contribution we have made may be cause for concern in that the warming may be occurring at a faster rate than it may otherwise be. As far as the extent of that contribution goes, I have no idea.
 
What percentage of climate change do you believe or know is man made? .........................

A poster suggested something like this in another thread.I am sure those who think or know climate change is real have good idea of how much climate change is caused by people.

Has anyone truly done the math on this ? ( I haven,'t yet ) .. It appears that any measurable AGW is more political poppycock for the masses. The arrogance of mankind, thinking he controls or substantially influences nature, is boggling.

Now, we must keep our dirty clothes neat, but .........
The earth will keep on spinning and Mother Nature, like an old fashioned mom, will keep it's house clean.

Thom Paine
 
I voted for the 40-60%, Based on the assumption that most of the increase in CO2
is likely ether Human added or not subtracted due to deforestation.
The direct response of CO2 appears to account for most of the observed temperature increase,
so I would put Human activity at about half.
 
Climate changes somewhat constantly. Man has an indeterminate effect mainly due to development and zero to do with CO2.
It is primarily natural, cyclical and complex.
There is nothing man can do to change this.

Man can reduce pollution which is a good thing for many other reasons.
 
Fair question.

But I honestly do not know.

My guess is it is mostly man made.
 
Whatever man might or might not be doing that could affect climate in theory, nature will do what is its wont and will naturally overwhelm whatever affect our activity might have had otherwise.
That's why climate models always fail and always will.
When the volcano in Iceland blows you might get a cooling period afterwards.
We're puny.
 
That's reasonable. I'm afraid if we did something drastic that the results might be tragically unintended.

Thank god no one listened to the man made climate change believers in the 1970s when they suggested some drastic solutions.

The cooling world - Washington Times
Climatologists are pessimistic that political leaders will take any positive action to compensate for the climatic change, or even to allay its effects. They concede that some of the more spectacular solutions proposed, such as melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot or diverting arctic rivers, might create problems far greater than those they solve.

Read more: The cooling world - Washington Times
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
 
I think there is climate change but have not a lot of faith that the world community will do anything about it or can. If it is main made then the population growth alone since 1900 is a factor along with deforestation along with other factors aside from fossil fuels. The goal of politicians talking about climate change is power and influence as evidenced by some who are hypocritical about their use of fossil fuels.
 
I voted that I don't know the percentage. While I don't necessarily believe that man is the sole cause (I haven't personally delved into any scientific papers on the matter), I do believe that man has contributed to what is perhaps a naturally occurring period of warmth and that the contribution we have made may be cause for concern in that the warming may be occurring at a faster rate than it may otherwise be. As far as the extent of that contribution goes, I have no idea.

Then it's time to get educated...
Global Warming: A closer look at the numbers
 
I voted for the 40-60%, Based on the assumption that most of the increase in CO2
is likely ether Human added or not subtracted due to deforestation.
The direct response of CO2 appears to account for most of the observed temperature increase,
so I would put Human activity at about half.

..and you would be wrong. The number is .28%.
Global Warming: A closer look at the numbers
 
What would the Climate idiots do in the little ice age?
What would they say in the last REAL ice age?
What about that they used to have vineyards in Britain?
What about the harbor Claudius built, that is now 10 miles inland?

Guess what. Climate changes. It always has, and always will. Time to build better and cheaper homes.
Not make stuff more expensive. USA 80% nuke is the solution.
 
What percentage of climate change do you believe or know is man made?

00.01% - 20% (please specify the percentage)
20.01% - 40% (please specify the percentage)
40.01% - 60% (please specify the percentage)
60.01% - 80% (please specify the percentage)
80.01% - 100% (please specify the percentage)
I don't know the percentage,but think/know man-made climate change is happening
I believe/know climate change is a 100% natural.
Not sure what kind of climate change is going on.
I do not believe in natural or man-made climate change.Climate never changes.


A poster suggested something like this in another thread.I am sure those who think or know climate change is real have good idea of how much climate change is caused by people.

Scientists who study the climate already agree that humans are responsible for the current global warming, but do they even know by how much?

Edit: I did find this one snippet:
Since 1950, the report's authors say, humanity is clearly responsible for more than half of the observed increase in temperatures.

BBC News - IPCC climate report: humans 'dominant cause' of warming

So unless someone can find something better I'll just go with 40-60% for now.
 
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You have to specify a timeframe.
 
The science is overwhelming - CO2 is not a pollutant, but rather a trace gas that is the most important molecule necessary for life to be sustained on this planet. Natural forces - most notably the sun - drive our climate, and while man has contributed to a very small amount of warming, it is in no way dangerous.

CO2 levels have been higher in the past - much higher; temps have been higher in the past - much higher; we emerged from a little ice age (LIA) in the 1880's and began to warm naturally; the middle ages were much warmer than today - the Medieval Warm Period; the Roman Period was warmer than today; the 1930's were warmer than today; on and on...

After examining as much scientific data and evidence as possible - the only logical conclusion is that man does not drive climate in the least; but rather, the boogeyman known as Anthropogenic Global Warming is the only thing that is manmade, and the purpose is obviously that it be used as a vehicle to advance a leftist agenda that is designed to increase controls over every person on earth.

AGW has nothing whatsoever to do with the environment - it has everything to do with power and money.
 
I like how voting on facts has become a thing around here. So enlightening!
 
Option: "I don't know the percentage,but think/know man-made climate change is happening"

I personally tend to think it's a small percentage, and perhaps a more localized thing.

But I really have no idea, in the end - it could be 0 % or 100%
 
I like how voting on facts has become a thing around here. So enlightening!
This is more an attempt to find out where people stand on an issue that has become politically charged to such a degree that drowns out much if not all factual analysis and argument.
 
The Earth is cooling and it is 100% natural.
 
This is more an attempt to find out where people stand on an issue that has become politically charged to such a degree that drowns out much if not all factual analysis and argument.

Actually, the factual analysis is quite clear and always has been. It's in the scientific journals.

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