Comments on: Should you believe in man-made Global Warming? http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:19:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Iain http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13523 Iain Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:54:21 +0000 http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13523 There are two distinct questions around global warming: is man-made global warming a reality and what do we do about it. The two pieces by Philip Stott linked to above focus on scepticism around the second, suggesting that many people are being both hypocritical and unrealistic in their approaches to countering global warming. For this he certainly has a case. Where Stott seems much weaker is in answering the first question: is it really happening? His other blog entries appear to be cherry-picking data that supports his case rather than looking across all the research as, for example, the IPCC do (see http://www.ipcc.ch/). There are two distinct questions around global warming: is man-made global warming a reality and what do we do about it.

The two pieces by Philip Stott linked to above focus on scepticism around the second, suggesting that many people are being both hypocritical and unrealistic in their approaches to countering global warming. For this he certainly has a case.

Where Stott seems much weaker is in answering the first question: is it really happening? His other blog entries appear to be cherry-picking data that supports his case rather than looking across all the research as, for example, the IPCC do (see http://www.ipcc.ch/).

]]> By: Paul Buddery http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13516 Paul Buddery Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:28:58 +0000 http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13516 Martin Parkinson: Can see that this might appeal to students though: “gosh we’re much cleverer than those *silly* people who believe all this alarmist stuff.“ Which isn't very patronising at all. Martin Parkinson: Can see that this might appeal to students though: “gosh we’re much cleverer than those *silly* people who believe all this alarmist stuff.“

Which isn’t very patronising at all.

]]> By: Martin Parkinson http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13509 Martin Parkinson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:57:34 +0000 http://john-adams.co.uk/2008/02/20/should-you-believe-in-global-warming/#comment-13509 Can't say Stott sounds 'convincing' to me - his tone makes me feel rather patronised in fact and find it difficult to get beyond that. Can see that this might appeal to students though: "gosh we're much cleverer than those *silly* people who believe all this alarmist stuff. " Can’t say Stott sounds ‘convincing’ to me - his tone makes me feel rather patronised in fact and find it difficult to get beyond that. Can see that this might appeal to students though: “gosh we’re much cleverer than those *silly* people who believe all this alarmist stuff. “

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