Climate change is a major global controversy. What are the facts and what are the myths? Anyone that questions the prevailing dogma of the UN IPCC is labeled a climate denier that is spreading disinformation. The fact is that the theory of anthropogenic warming caused by CO2 in the atmosphere was first postulated in 1896 by the Swedish physicist Arrenhius. It has NEVER been experimentally proven. So what is fact and what is myth? These ten myths are courtesy of Earth.org.
Myth 1: “Earth’s Climate Has Always Been Changing. This is No Different.”
MYTH: Earth’s climate has always been in a continuous state of change. What’s happening now is entirely different. Whereas Milankovitch cycles describe periods of hundreds of millennia, we’re seeing temperatures and CO2 concentrations rise to unprecedented levels in the space of just a couple hundred years.
FACT: This statement is false. The University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) satellite temperature record shows virtually no warming from 1979-2013. Our research shows that the warming for the last 160 years is due to reduced reflection of the solar radiation by the cloud cover. It is experimentally verified by the data on solar radiation from the CERES satellite from 2001-2019. 
Furthermore, our climate is controlled by the pressure of the atmosphere and the reflection of the sun's solar radiation by the cloud cover (albedo), not by trapping the Greenhouse gas CO2. An open system, such as our atmosphere, cannot trap heat.
In addition, the records for CO2 in the atmosphere seem to be created by models not real measurements. This graph by Beck 2007 shows direct atmospheric CO2 measurements by chemical methods back to 1840. Note that the measured values have been as high in the past as they are today so it's unlikely that burning fossil fuels are driving the levels. Also, note that the ice-core record does not show the increases in the 1850s and the 1940s which raises questions about the sensitivity of that method.
Myth #2: “It’s Cold Outside So Global Warming Isn’t Real.”
MYTH: This argument is based on the false assumption that everywhere will be impacted equally by climate change. In reality, some regions such as Earth’s poles will see average temperatures rise much more sharply than those nearer to the equator. However, on average, temperatures will rise all across the world.
FACT: It is true that parts of the Earth may be more impacted by any climate change but as the graph shows there is virtually no temperature increase for over 30 years and in fact the planet cooled in the late 60s to early 80s.
Myth #3: “The Sun is Responsible For Global Warming.”
MYTH: While it’s true that in the 1970’s some scientists attributed global warming to increased solar activity, the truth is that for the past 35 years the amount of energy from the sun striking the Earth has been decreasing while temperatures have still been rising. This means other factors must be at play, namely an enhanced greenhouse effect induced by human activity.
FACT: This is totally false. The CERES satellite data clearly shows that the amount of solar radiation absorbed by the Earth has been INCREASING from 2001-2019. See the graphs here. Note that decreasing albedo means increasing temperature. In fact, change in the albedo can account for all of the warming after the industrial revolution.
Myth #4: “Humans Release An Insignificant Amount of CO2. We Can’t Be the Cause of Global Warming.”
MYTH: We are digging up and burning fossil fuels and releasing huge amounts of CO2 that had been stored for millions of years. This CO2 is released but is not entirely re-absorbed (only about 85% of it is absorbed, mostly by the world’s oceans, leading to destructive ocean acidification), causing the whole system to shift out of balance as seen on the graph below.
FACT: It is true that we are burning fossil fuels that release CO2 but it is not true that this CO2 is causing massive acidification of the oceans. The oceans contain about 40,000 gigatons of CO2. It is estimated by Segalstad 2009, that there are about 6,000 gigatons of CO2 sequestered in the remaining fossil fuels on earth. So if we burn that over the next 300 years that is about 20 gigatons per year or less than 0.5% of the current reservoir of CO2 in the oceans. Furthermore, CO2 is fully absorbed by the biosphere in about 5 years. It does not build up year after year as the greenhouse gas THEORY postulates.
Myth #5: “Not All Scientists Agree That Humans are Causing Climate Change.”
MYTH: There are very few scientific issues with 100% unanimity as there will always be those with differing opinions and ulterior motives. However, as far as a consensus on climate change, it has been shown that roughly 97% of climate experts agree that humans cause global warming. The most comprehensive study on the matter culminated in a definitive report showing that the greater the expertise among those scientists surveyed, the higher the consensus that humans are responsible for global warming.
FACT: It's certainly true that a large number of climate scientists agree that humans are the main cause of global climate change. However, most lemmings agree that they should run over the cliff too. This is a classic case of mass formation psychosis. We have had discussions with leading climate scientists and been rebuffed to the point they won't even discuss the science. Do they really believe that you can repeal the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics? Why will they not even look at the mathematics that shows high agreement for the prediction of Relative Atmospheric Thermal Effect (RATE) on all of the rocky planets in the solar system? See the graph here. All of the work described on this website has real world data to back it up. The consensus climate community is relying on IPCC models that can't even describe the very warm weather of the 1930s as Steve Koonin describes in his book "Unsettled".
Myth #6: “So What? Climate Change Isn’t Even That Bad.”
MYTH: If rapidly-rising temperatures and sea levels coupled with extreme weather events, mass die-offs and ecological ruin don’t sound that bad, then perhaps we should look at some of the indirect consequences of climate change. These include global food shortages and water crises, unprecedented mass
migration, huge swaths of uninhabitable zones, more frequent pandemics,
drug-resistant superbugs and of course, the need to adapt to all of the
above with hugely expensive economic costs, as well as social,
political and cultural implications.
FACT: This is a laundry list of all of the doomsday fears of the climate change lobby. We don't have rapidly rising temperatures and sea levels are not rising abnormally as documented by Koonin in "Unsettled" where he reviews IPCC and other data to debunk these claims. Sri Lanka has recent experience with food shortages when it stopped the use of fertilizers that depend on fossil fuels that triggered a fall of the government. Where is the evidence for these claims? Solar data strongly suggest that we will be entering a cooling cycle in the next few years. Judging from the weather of 2022-23 that may have already started as California experiences one of the wettest water years on record.
Myth #7: “There’s Nothing We Can Do About It.”
MYTH: Actually, there’s a lot we can do to prevent further climate change. The solution is simple: we need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. This has been stressed by scientists as far back as the 1960’s and just as it was true back then, it’s still very true today. In a 2018 report, the IPCC strongly highlighted the need to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To have any chance at staying below 1.5 °C of warming (a best-case scenario), we need to start cutting emissions by roughly 7.6% each year until 2030.
FACT: There is very little we can do to control climate change. The climate is controlled by Solar Radiation and Atmospheric Pressure (SRAP). It is believed that the brightness of the cloud cover is determined by magnetic changes on the sun that affect the cosmic radiation that impinges on the Earth. Much more work needs to be done to study this but we continue to spend billions on the myth of CO2 caused climate change and arcane IPCC computer models that are worse in predicting climate change now than they were in 1960. Do climate scientists really believe that the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to our atmosphere? They still apply to steam engines and HVAC systems!
Myth #8: “Renewable Energy is Too Expensive.”
MYTH: Renewable energy was once seen as an expensive, impractical alternative to fossil fuels. This is a very outdated belief. In fact, renewable energy today is just as cheap (and often cheaper) than any other form of energy. In a 2019 report, the International Renewable Energy Agency stated that “[in] most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation.” Furthermore, when you take into account the external costs of the fossil fuel industry and the subsidies used to keep it competitive, the true cost of fossil fuels is far higher than that of renewable energy.
FACT: Tell Germany that renewable energy is cheap as they fire up nuclear plants and coal plants to meet their energy needs. Europe is currently crowding out the poorest countries in the world to obtain energy. Energy prices in California, one of the most progressive states in the country on renewables, are some of the highest in the country. It also depends heavily on power from other states when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine. The cost for renewables will continue to rise as there is more competition for the minerals that are required for electric generators in windmills and for batteries for electrical storage. Nobody has developed a plan for a renewable energy era with storage to keep the lights on at night! There are no renewable energy cost estimates that include the cost of storage for the times that renewables are down.
Myth #9: “[Insert Country Here] is the Problem, They Should Fix It!”
MYTH: Climate change is a global challenge that will impact all of us. While it is true that a country such as China emits more CO2 than any other country in the world, their per capita emissions are far lower than countries such as Australia or the US. The average US citizen emits more than two times as much CO2 per year than the average Chinese citizen. Although global warming is mostly fueled by developed nations, it will disproportionately affect those from developing countries who are less capable of coping with it. Simply put, those least responsible for global warming will be those that suffer from it the most.
FACT: These are statements from the ivory tower. Roughly 600 million people in China live on about $4-6/day. Inexpensive, available energy is the best solution to reducing world poverty. Fortunately, since the climate is controlled by SPAR and not by atmospheric CO2 there is a way forward without significant sacrifices to our way of life. In fact, China is about 80% less efficient than the United States in how it uses energy. The emission by citizen is a bogus claim because China has roughly 4 times as many people and most of them live in what we would consider abject poverty in the USA.
Myth #10: “It’s Too Late.”
MYTH: Taking these myths into account, if we want to prevent climate change from getting out of hand we need to act now. We need to make ourselves heard, but we also need to take action ourselves. You don’t have to wait for anyone’s permission to start living a more sustainable and environmentally-conscious lifestyle. Whether it’s through your diet, your travel or your household’s energy consumption, there are numerous steps you can take right now to become a part of the change.
FACT: This is the biggest myth of all because our research shows that the amount of CO2 being emitted by the consumption of fossil fuels is irrelevant. Our climate is NOT controlled by CO2 emissions. It's controlled by SRAP. If you go up the mountain it's cooler because of the atmospheric pressure heating effect. If you stand in the shade, it's cooler because you receive less solar radiation. IT'S THAT SIMPLE! Mount Kilimanjaro is near the equator in Africa and it is covered with snow and ice throughout the year.
