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OKIsItJustMe

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51. So here’s the thing

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 05:04 PM

Jan 2012

Hansen et al. aren’t talking about stopping the increase at 350 ppm (or even 400 ppm.)

What they’re talking about is minimizing the “overshoot,” stopping it as little above 400 ppm as possible so that we can bring it back down to 350 ppm ASAP.

To do that (IMHO) will require some sort of active removal of CO[font size="1"]₂[/font] from the atmosphere. Hanson et al. suggest, “A reward system for improved agricultural and forestry practices that sequester carbon…” but I don’t think that will be sufficient.

Can we stop the increase before 450? Maybe. But only if we actually make a concerted effort (which, so far, we don’t seem to be doing.)

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The E/E pocket reference guide [View all] Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 OP

Need to show longer periods of time Nederland Jan 2012 #1

Oops, those charts appear to be missing the full set of data... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #3

I think you are missing the point (as usual) Nederland Jan 2012 #9

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There are some historical charts about energy I'd like to include. bananas Jan 2012 #2

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The subject line needs work. Kolesar Jan 2012 #10

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I don't have a problem with the thread title XemaSab Jan 2012 #17

I'm open to suggestions... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #13

At this point, it appears to be a pocket reference for scientific measurements of climate change OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #24

I'm hoping to throw in a bunch of energy related ones, also... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #27

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IPCC had nice charts for their report on renewables. FSSF Jan 2012 #45

I was thinking that "Doom On A Stick" has a nice ring to it . . . hatrack Jan 2012 #29

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That review may be out-of-date OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #37

Also, there's XemaSab Jan 2012 #31

Is there a time series or anomaly version of that top one? Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #33

The context is WE'RE SCREWED! XemaSab Jan 2012 #34

I’m not sure how to interpret this. OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #42

It's not about long-term trends XemaSab Jan 2012 #43

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Excellent work, ya'll, this post is epic! joshcryer Jan 2012 #36

Sorry if I'm being dense but does the NOAA CO2 graph show us at 393 ppm? truebrit71 Jan 2012 #46

Why, yes it does... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #47

Right, although 350 ppm has been suggested as an initial target OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #48

At this point... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #49

So here’s the thing OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #51

Physically pulling carbon back out the cycle is possible... Dead_Parrot Jan 2012 #52

Right, there are a number of strategies that might be used OKIsItJustMe Jan 2012 #53

Yeah sorry, 350 was the number I meant... truebrit71 Jan 2012 #50

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I thought those were courtesy of you and hatrack :) phantom power Aug 2012 #62

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Japanese satellite Arctic ice extent figures, since the American satellite has problems muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #74

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