Reader comments
Climate-change report arouses skepticism

If they can "turn it around" can they then stop it , or will we plunge into an ice age? What is the perfect temp. for the earth ? and who gets to decide that? Ne

The absolute temperature, though important, isn't really the major issue. It's the speed of the change. Climate isn't and hasn't ever been static. Given time ecosystems can adapt to changing temperatures. But in the last hundred years humans have really stomped on the accelerator in causing temperature change. Similar to a car on a curved road pretty soon we're going to be in the the dirt.

IF 50% of the data is wrong, then we will only be 50% as bad off compared to continuing our present course.

Obviousy I don't know the future, but it would appear wise to me to start taking actions just in case they are right. Usually the longer you wait, the bigger the problem and the more difficult to correct.

Of course IF there is NO global warming problem, we can go ahead full speed, maybe even a little faster.

From what I have heard, I do believe we do have a problem, so my conclusion is we should be working quickly to get things in line !

There is no scientific evidence that "humans have really stomped on the accelerator in causing temperature change". All of recorded history shows that CO2 emission follow temperature change, not the other way around. If we "start taking actions just in case they are right", we will have wasted time and resources on a problem that doesn't exist.