tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post5627352601509136986..comments2024-03-22T19:12:22.089+11:00Comments on One Salient Oversight: Tipping Point?Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-66169095182474720402007-10-24T09:45:00.000+10:002007-10-24T09:45:00.000+10:00I actually watched one of your DVDs the other nigh...I actually watched one of your DVDs the other night - the one featuring the cute carbon atom being trapped for millions of years and then eventually being released into the atmosphere again. I think it was Catalyst.<BR/><BR/>It made me frightened.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-80511430686881763802007-10-24T09:35:00.000+10:002007-10-24T09:35:00.000+10:00It found that improvements in the carbon intensity...<I> It found that improvements in the carbon intensity of the global economy have stalled since 2000, leading to an unexpected jump in atmospheric CO2. </I><BR/><BR/>Beware the term "carbon intensity". It's a strategy for ignoring the total Co2 emissions of a nation, and ignoring the real culprit: population growth. Carbon intensity refers to the amount of CO2 released per person. If the population rate is growing faster than carbon intensity is declining, then blowing some "carbon intensity" trumpet is deceitful and ultimately dangerous.<BR/><BR/> <I>"In addition to the growth of global population and wealth, we now know that significant contributions to the growth of atmospheric CO2 arise from the slow-down of natural sinks and the halt to improvements in the carbon intensity of wealth production," said the study's lead author, Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project. </I><BR/><BR/>Well, look at that, "Surprise — Surprise — Surprise"... they mentioned population after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com