The US Is a Net CO2 Sink

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:The United States actually absorbs more CO2 into the land than it emits into the air. The world should be grateful.Answer: As often is the case, at the …

Scientists Aren’t Even Sure

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:Even the scientists don't know that the climate is changing more than normal and if its our fault or not. If you read what they write it is …

No Past, No Present

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:Climate science can't even fully explain why the climate did what it did in the past. How can they then claim they know what is going on today?Answer: …

Hansen Has Been Wrong Before

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection: In 1988 Hansen predicted dire warming over the next decade and he was off by 300%. Why in the world should we listen to the same doom …

It’s the Sun, Stupid

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:The sun is the source of all the warmth on earth. Any increase in temperature is most likely due to changes in solar radiation.Answer: It's very true that …

The Models Don’t Have Clouds

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:Clouds are a very large negative feedback that will stop any drastic warming. The climate models don't even take cloud effects into account.Answer: All of the Atmospheric Global …

Historically CO2 Never Causes Temperature Change

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:In the geological record it is clear that CO2 does not trigger climate changes. Why should it be any different now?Answer: Given the fact that the human species …

Position Statements Hide Debate

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:All those institutional position statements are fine, but by their very nature they hide the debate and the variety of individual positions. The real debate is in the …

Warming Stopped in 1998

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:Global temperatures have been trending down since 1998. Global Warming is over.Answer: At the time, 1998 was a record high year in both the CRU and the NASA …

But The Glaciers Are Not Melting

This is just one of dozens of responses to common climate change denial arguments, which can all be found at How to Talk to a Climate Sceptic. Objection:Sure, some glaciers are melting. But if you look at the actual studies, most of the ones that have data are actually growing!Answer: This is simply not true, …