‘Global warming is a hoax’—I wish James Inhofe were just a hoax ... 12

(Part of the How to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic guide)

Objection: Global warming is a hoax perpetrated by environmental extremists and liberals who want an excuse for more big government (and/or world government via the U.N.).

This is a common line, regardless of how ridiculous it is, so it should not go unanswered.

Answer: Here is a list of organizations that accept anthropogenic global warming as real and scientifically well-supported:

Every major scientific institution dealing with climate, ocean, and/or atmosphere agrees that the climate is warming rapidly and the primary cause is human CO2 emissions. In addition to that list, see also this joint statement (PDF) that specifically and unequivocally endorses the work and conclusions of the IPCC Third Assessment report. The statement was issued by:

  • Academia Brasiliera de Ciencias (Brazil)
  • Royal Society of Canada
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Academie des Sciences (France)
  • Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany)
  • Indian National Science Academy
  • Accademia dei Lincei (Italy)
  • Science Council of Japan
  • Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Society (United Kingdom)
  • National Academy of Sciences (United States of America)

You can also read this statement [PDF], which includes all the above signatories plus the following:

  • Australian Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and the Arts
  • Caribbean Academy of Sciences
  • Indonesian Academy of Sciences
  • Royal Irish Academy
  • Academy of Sciences Malaysia
  • Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

But if scientists are too liberal and politicians too unreliable, perhaps you find the opinion of key industry representatives more convincing:

  • BP, the largest oil company in the UK and one of the largest in the world, has this opinion:
    There is an increasing consensus that climate change is linked to the consumption of carbon based fuels and that action is required now to avoid further increases in carbon emissions as the global demand for energy increases.
  • Shell Oil (yes, as in oil, the fossil fuel) says:
    Shell shares the widespread concern that the emission of greenhouse gases from human activities is leading to changes in the global climate.
  • Eighteen CEOs of Canada's largest corporations had this to say in an open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada:
    Our organizations accept that a strong response is required to the strengthening evidence in the scientific assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We accept the IPCC consensus that climate change raises the risk of severe consequences for human health and security and the environment. We note that Canada is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Have the environazis seized the reigns of industrial power, in addition to infiltrating the U.N., the science academies of every developed nation, and the top research institutes of North America? That just doesn't seem very likely.

Former musician, turned tree planter, turned software engineer. Same old story…

I have been blogging about climate change since 2006 at A Few Things Ill Considered.

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  1. caniscandida Posted 5:02 pm
    13 Nov 2006

    lynxesFor what it is worth, the Accademia dei Lincei had Galileo himself as one of its founding members.
    The name does not refer directly to lynxes, but to a remarkably sharp-eyed figure in Greek mythology, who himself was apparently given a lynx-derived name.
    Anyway, the Accademia dei Lincei was an early, respected institution, which moved European thought to doubt the old Aristotelian and Ptolemaic models of the solar system, and to accept the new Copernican model, for which Galileo provided ample evidence.
    I would be most unwilling to judge the current membership in the Accademia dei Lincei; but I suspect they represent cutting-edge science at its best.

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    Delay And Deny Posted 7:58 am
    03 Mar 2007

    You Keep Slipping It In

    This is why the AGW's are so slimely.  They keep sliding in the phrase:
    the primary cause is human CO2 emissions
    And then backtrack through the whole twisted chain of logic if you say, "but, anthrogenic CO2 is not the primary cause" and start down shouting about how you "don't believe in global warming".
    You AGW's are worse than the witch hunters of Salem.  I imagine Al Gore in a high collared black outfit shouting "Confess! Confess!  You know that Warming is the Work of Man!"

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  3. emainc Posted 12:53 am
    24 Mar 2007

    Let's deal with facts, not talking pointsGlobal warming is the new religion of the far left. The "don't bother us with the facts" crowd, "just do what we say."
    I'm not opposed at all to an honest look at global climate change, and whether its affected by human activity, but the shameless posturing and distortions by the warming religious zealots is offensive.
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  4. goldfighter3 Posted 12:07 pm
    19 Apr 2007

    to emainc... look at the bottom of your page. it says "and oh, April fools" . lol!!! at least post a link that doesnt make you look like a complete idiot...

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  5. trickytank Posted 10:42 pm
    14 Jun 2007

    the facts are openEven still, Scientists are willing to give the facts. It's just unfortunate that this is something you cannot expect to understand it all straight away. (Just like it would take a while to explain how the human body works.)

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  6. stoffer70 Posted 4:10 am
    10 Aug 2007

    Challenge from a scepticA challenge from a sceptic in the form of a bet to those who believe in AGW.
    I want to put up a challenge in the form of a BET with anyone who's interested:
    I will bet you $100,adjusted for inflation, that the average yearly temperature 20 years from now (2027) will be SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER than the same average for 2005 (or any year between 1900-1940 or 1980-2007).
    Any takers?
    I wonder if you will still insist that AGW is just around the corner when you fork over your money to  me? Probably. Once ignorant and easily swayed, always so...

    - Anthropogenic Global Warming is the name of a evil, moralistic DoomsDay Cult with gullible scared morons as members. Shame on you!

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    David Roberts Posted 4:31 am
    10 Aug 2007

    Yeah, stoffer,we get it. You don't need to go posting this identical comment on every thread. Once is enough.
    As to the comment itself? Yawn.

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  8. stoffer70 Posted 5:16 pm
    16 Aug 2007

    Yawning chicken?If you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs...
    I'll keep posting until I get a taker!
    How about you? The odds are 1:1, and if you're as evangelical as the rest of this site, it should be a sure thing.
    Come on, chicken...

    - Anthropogenic Global Warming is the name of a evil, moralistic DoomsDay Cult with gullible scared morons as members. Shame on you!

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  9. LeeAnnG Posted 5:47 am
    15 Oct 2007

    Global Warming is a Hoax SkepticsI don't think it matters what you say to people who think global warming is a hoax. Recently during a poker game, one of the players asked about global warming, and another guy said "It's complete BS."
    My husband and I immediately started saying that the most respected scientists in the world have all kinds of documented evidence about global warming, that icebergs are melting, and that even skeptics who have seen the shrinking ice caps have seen the light. The response was "everyone is entitled to an opinion."
    The "global warming is a hoax" believers don't understand the difference between informed opinion, uninformed opinion, misinformed opinion and totally ignorant opinions.
    Of course the same people who believe that global warming doesn't exist often also still think we are bringing freedom to the Iraqi people and that (and I quote from the same person), "The only people in the history of the world to die for humanity are Jesus Christ and the American soldier."
    Logic is not a factor with these people.

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  10. theoldmole Posted 4:28 am
    23 May 2008

    one argument you've missedCan you give us something on the argument that this is a hoax cooked up by scientists to get grant money, and that "global warming" is a gravy train?

    The Old Mole

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  11. GlobalWarmingInc Posted 4:47 am
    14 Aug 2008

    Exactly ^^It's the easiest buzzword to attach to any scientific theory these days that automatically green-lights funding.
    And, LeeAnnG says "Logic is not a factor with these people."  yet, you just believe what you're told by the media about Global WarmingTM?  Use your own logic and find the facts, of which there are few.
    Truth is, NOBODY can prove any of the supposed "scientific data" that is so often thrown around here and pretty much everwhere. There are theories, but nothing has been proven yet. The Earth and it's complex systems are far too complex and unknown to be able to accurately model and predict what causes what. We can't even predict the weather more than 7 days or so. What makes you believe people predicting 50-100 years into the Earth's supposed grim future ?

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  12. frflyer Posted 5:56 pm
    16 Nov 2008

    ideology blinds Is this argument going on like this in other countries, or are all the uninformed ideologically driven, and ideologcally blinded skeptics here in the U.S. It's like arguing with a two year old.
    "the new religion of the far left"  

     wow
    You might want to check out the list of industrialists, former generals, businessmen, political leaders of all stripes, clergy and others who agree with the IPCC, here

    http://www.logicalscience.com/consensus/
     Has it occurred to you that you might be FAR RIGHT? Eisenhower would be a socialist because he spoke up for the interests of workers, and unAmerican for warning about the military industrial complex from your perspective.

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'Mauna Loa is a volcano' -- CO2 rise is measured on top of a volcano! 8
'Warming is due to the Urban Heat Island effect' -- No, it isn't 25
'One hundred years is not enough'--Yes it is 18
'The scientists aren't even sure' -- No scientist ever is 33
'One record year is not global warming'--Luckily, there are plenty more years to consider 19
'Glaciers have always grown and receded'--A few glaciers melting does not mean global warming 14
'The temperature record is unreliable'--But temperature trends are clear and widely corroborated 8
'It's cold today in Wagga Wagga'--Weather and climate are different 2
'The satellites show cooling'--No, they don't 15
'What about mid-century cooling?'--No one said CO2 is the only climate influence 11
'Antarctic ice is growing'--Well, probably not, but even if it were, we are not off the hook 8
'Global warming stopped in 1998'--Only if you flagrantly cherry pick 170
'But the glaciers are not melting'--Except ... they are! 3
'Antarctic sea ice is increasing'--Yes, but ... 14
'Sea level in the Arctic is falling'--Sea level is a surprisingly complicated thing 11
'Climate sensitivity is not very high'--Thermal inertia of the oceans means the jury is still out 2
'Some sites show cooling'--But you can't draw global conclusions from individual sites 0
'Global warming is a hoax'--I wish James Inhofe were just a hoax ... 12
'There is no consensus'--If this is not consensus, what would consensus look like? 109
'Position statements hide debate'--True enough, but that is not the whole picture 5
'Consensus is collusion'--Is climate science maturing, or should we reach for our tinfoil hats? 8
'Peiser refuted Oreskes'--In a poor piece of work that has been retracted by its author 4
'Models don't account for clouds'--Clouds are complex and uncertain, but unlikely to stop warming 6
'Climate models are unproven'--Actually, GCM's have many confirmed successes under their belts 13
'Aerosols should mean more warming in the south'--More North. Hemisphere warming is well-understood 1
'We can't even predict the weather next week'--But weather is not climate 11
'Chaotic systems are not predictable'--Sure, but who says climate is chaotic? 13
Understanding what is happening right under our noses does not require paleoclimate perfection 1
'They predicted global cooling in the 70s'--But that didn't even remotely resemble today's consensus 29
'Hansen has been wrong before'--Maybe, but not about the climate! 13
'It was warmer during the Holocene Climatic Optimum'--This period was not global and not like today 4
'The Medieval Warm Period was just as warm as today'--Repeating this point does not make it true 216
'Greenland used to be green'--Don't judge a book by its cover, much less a land by its name 23
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'The null hypothesis says warming is natural'--An inappropriate test, and one that would fail anyway 4
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