No says Jennifer Marohasy, a biologist and senior fellow of Melbourne-based think tank the Institute of Public Affairs.
Wowza, in the good old United States, any think tank with whose name included the phrase “Public Affaris” would never admit that the earth isn’t warming. In fact, according to Jennifer, depending on the reference point, the earth is cooling.
She replied: “No, actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. This is certainly not what you’d expect if carbon dioxide is driving temperature because carbon dioxide levels have been increasing but temperatures have actually been coming down over the last 10 years.”
Jennifer is then asked if its it possible that the actual climate is more robust than the model. She replies…
Marohasy: “That’s right … These findings actually aren’t being disputed by the meteorological community. They’re having trouble digesting the findings, they’re acknowledging the findings, they’re acknowledging that the data from NASA’s Aqua satellite is not how the models predict, and I think they’re about to recognise that the models really do need to be overhauled and that when they are overhauled they will probably show greatly reduced future warming projected as a consequence of carbon dioxide.”
Oh my goodness, this can’t possibly be true can it? Catastrophe is off the agenda? Just think, as stated in the article…
The poorest Indians and Chinese will be left in peace to work their way towards prosperity, without being badgered about the size of their carbon footprint, a concept that for most of us will soon be one with Nineveh and Tyre, clean forgotten in six months.
Also, I don’t expect this to reach the global consciousness of Boulder…. ever. It will still be a fact, plain as day, even if the data for the next decade continues to support Ms. Marohasy
