tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36333052.post8077442653837323301..comments2024-01-26T23:04:49.482+11:00Comments on Gust Of Hot Air: McIntyre v Peterson on Urban Heat IslandsJonathan Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13972477779077598483noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36333052.post-36054745546635764612007-10-23T16:50:00.000+10:002007-10-23T16:50:00.000+10:00The news today is that CO2 levels are increasing m...The news today is that CO2 levels are increasing much faster than the IPCC predicted since 2000, and the previous trend of decreasing energy input and hence CO2 emissions per unit of GDP and has become an increase in CO2 emissions per unit of GDP.<BR/><BR/>From Bloomberg.com; <I>The growth rate of carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions has averaged 3.3 percent a year since 2000, compared with 1.1 percent in the 1990s, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The rate rose 35 percent more than scientists had anticipated based on economic growth, said Corinne Le Quere, one of the authors of the paper.</I><BR/><BR/>Note the 35% rate increase is relative to economic growth. The actual rate increase from a rate of 1.1% to a rate 3.3% would be 200%.<BR/><BR/>And of course, not even the normally objective Bloomberg dares mention that under Kyoto CO2 emissions have accelerated 200% and Kyoto itself is substantial to blame for the CO2 emission versus economic growth increase, because Kyoto drives energy intensive industries like steel out of energy efficient countries like Germany, Japan and Australia and into energy inefficient countries like China and India.<BR/><BR/>I'd add that decreasing energy input per unit of GDP of about 0.6% per annum was one of those things that happened year after year. It was a fundamental empirical constant of economic growth. <BR/><BR/>Then the United Nations comes along and in the name of reducing CO2 emissions dreamed up Kyoto and caused the seemingly economic impossible feat of increasing CO2 emissions per unit of GDP.<BR/><BR/>This is a huge story and I bet it never gets mentioned in the mainstream media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36333052.post-22644959174884183362007-10-23T13:08:00.000+10:002007-10-23T13:08:00.000+10:00yes true...yes true...Jonathan Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972477779077598483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36333052.post-47483881392747788142007-10-23T05:26:00.000+10:002007-10-23T05:26:00.000+10:00It can't be "this week" can it? McIntyre's post is...It can't be "this week" can it? McIntyre's post is dated August.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com