tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post5310406877389274407..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: The Paris AgreementJim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-48587469051121498822015-12-13T21:36:31.766-07:002015-12-13T21:36:31.766-07:00Without hope, there is apathy. This is a "ho...Without hope, there is apathy. This is a "hopeful first step" that can have a large impact on society, hopefully... :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180331785357345922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-89164726993393982422015-12-13T15:32:40.974-07:002015-12-13T15:32:40.974-07:00I would have preferred the politicians to give me ...I would have preferred the politicians to give me a 0C warming. That would make the glaciers advance to where they were in the 18th century. The Timpanogos would recover its glacier, Christmas would be white and perhaps I wouldn't spend so much time looking at the weather websites and hoping for the foorescats to show me the "correct" seasonal weather, which they seldom do.<br /><br />However, it´s not just that people in the developing world want to keep improving their livelihoods. Another problem is that the values inside the latest IPCC climate sensibility 'likely' range differ by a factor of 3. With this uncertainty level, watching the politicians talk about controlling the future warming to fractions of a degree is quite comical.Mikel Mariñelarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104103451964316348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-19464778785130287952015-12-13T10:24:49.637-07:002015-12-13T10:24:49.637-07:00I'm pessimistic about keeping warming under 2C...I'm pessimistic about keeping warming under 2C, which is the agreement's goal, however I completely disagree with Hansen's quote, which is very representative of his doom and gloom attitude that does not motivate change in people unless properly balanced with some optimism (why change if we are screwed anyway?). This agreement is a great sign that the majority of the world views global warming as a problem that needs to be addressed. Even in the US, this is now the viewpoint of 2/3 of the public. China has changed their tone because of their horrific air quality and numerous major corporations are now implementing plans to go carbon neutral. In terms of bringing poor people up to a higher standard of living, this is assuming that this will happen, which it won't if history is any indication, but if we are to bring people out of poverty, why not have renewable energy technology further developed and cheapened to do so? That the energy infrastructure is not completely fossil fuel based in poor countries can be seen as an opportunity. So despite my pessimism, I see that things are changing. Not as fast as is needed, but these are important steps, and I haven't lost hope. The task now is to convince people that this is one of the most important issues of our time, not to be buried down on the list of priorities.Adam Varblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968453822376063noreply@blogger.com