World o' coincidences, read this later on today. Plants will have have plenty of time to adapt to subsiding carbon dioxide. From the Bill Gates book.
That's certainly a valid opinion. I'm not refuting Bill's opinion. Before accepting his opinion as "science", this engineer feels compelled to see the concluding thermodynamic principles named. Raw data as collected. Equations as derived and calculated... Simple 7th grade "science" lab report? Before calling it "science", at least. ?
As I've maintained my whole life, I'm personally okay with "reasonable doubt" guiding public policy. So long as the doubts are openly, freely, debated. And expected results of decisions are clearly understood?
I'm an engineer. A professional scientist. My opinions incur no greater value than any other fellow human. The value my profession "sells" rests, in fact, in conclusions supported with raw data, calculated results, detailed methodology, formula derivation, etc etc.. I would NOT submit to a paying client a conclusions page (or book?), absent even basic 7th grade science report structure. At least stapled to a raw data sheet?
My objections here are NOT with differing opinions. I simply object to invoking the word "science" to describe a conclusions page that my 7th grade science teacher wouldn't accept. With a straight face, anyway. Lol
Aside from naming conventions, we are ALL sharing this same globe. ALL opinions are valid. ALL worthy of discussion. ALL worthy to at least view ALL raw data? ?? ALL worthy of HONEST "opinions" indicating projected results?
Bill's often described greenhouse effect postulates that CO2 traps reflected infrared radiation that otherwise emits into space. Trapping heat at Earth's surface. I accept that as likely.. Yet, very frequently, solar collectors are proposed as mitigation for that effect. ?? Solar collectors, by definition, collect and trap energy that would also have emitted into space. ??
Every last drop of energy produced and used, that those solar collectors collect, ends up as HEAT at Earth's surface? Does it not? Everything from light bulbs to EV motors?
Even hydro powering your phone this moment ultimately ends up as heat energy. Released at Earth's surface?
The wife and I debated this issue for years before building our off grid home. Lol. All we can do is our human best...
EDIT: opinions expressed in the preceding rant are NOT intended as any sort of "final say". They're intended to inspire challenge. There's plenty there to challenge. An educational opportunity? Discussion is how good decisions evolve...