"It hasn't gotten any warmer on this planet in almost 14 years, despite continued increases in CO2 emissions.... I am perfectly aware of the defamation I will have to listen to in the near future....The fear mongers are still shaping the political debate."
2/8/12, "'I Feel Duped on Climate Change'," Der Spiegel, executive Fritz Vahrenholt interview conducted by Olaf Stampf and Gerald Traufetter
"Vahrenholt: The long version of the IPCC report does mention natural causes of climate change, like the sun and oscillating ocean currents. But they no longer appear in the summary for politicians. They were simply edited out. To this day, many decision-makers don't know that new studies have seriously questioned the dominance of CO2. CO2 alone will never cause a warming of more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. Only with the help of supposed amplification effects, especially water vapor, do the computers arrive at a drastic temperature increase. I say that global warming will remain below two degrees by the end of the century.
- This is an eminently political message, but it's also good news....
I am perfectly aware of the defamation I will have to listen to in the near future. The climate debate also has some of the trappings of an inquisition. I'm curious to see which truth ministry will now initiate proceedings against me. Perhaps it'll be the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, which is headed by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, an adviser to the chancellor....
I am critical of the role played by the handful of lead authors who take on the final editing of the (UN IPCC) report."...via Climate Depot
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