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    Water vapour contributes 85 % of the Earth's cooling...

    Human caused climate change is nonsense

    Your arguments shalt now be rebutted. >>CO2 is a trace gas. It constitutes only a meagre 0. 04% of the atmosphere. Water vapour contributes 85 % of the Earth's cooling effect, Whereas CO2 only contributes 15 % of the heating effects. Yes, CO2 is indeed a trace gas. And CO2 does indeed only constitute about 15 percent of the Earth's temperature capacity. However, This does not change the fact that more CO2 results in more global warming. It seems that you have conceded that CO2 does cause heating. >>A green house is an enclosed environment which has little or no air circulation. On the other hand, The Earth is an open system where air is free to circulate. The air is constantly moving from the cooler polar regions to the warmer tropical regions. The Earth's temperature system is a closed system in the sense that it does not interact with any other systems. . . And although air is moving from the cooler regions to the warmer regions, This does not change the fact that humans caused climate Water vapour contributes 85 % of the Earth's cooling effect, Whereas CO2 only contributes 15 % of the heating effects. Yes, CO2 is indeed a trace gas. And CO2 does indeed only constitute about 15 percent of the Earth's temperature capacity. However, This does not change the fact that more CO2 results in more global warming. It seems that you have conceded that CO2 does cause heating. >>A green house is an enclosed environment which has little or no air circulation. On the other hand, The Earth is an open system where air is free to circulate. The air is constantly moving from the cooler polar regions to the warmer tropical regions. The Earth's temperature system is a closed system in the sense that it does not interact with any other systems. . . And although air is moving from the cooler regions to the warmer regions, This does not change the fact that humans caused climate change, Which is the debate topic. >>The science community likes to cling to the past when it suits them. Considering that you have started talking about the motives of scientists, I will say a little about the motives of climate change deniers. . . Climate change denial is often a defence system against the guilt that comes with the thought of humans having caused climate change. I'm not saying that you are doing this, But it's very common among climate change deniers for them not to want to believe that they are, In fact, Partially implicated in global warming. >>Note - I do understand CO2's properties because I have studied CO2 graphs and read research papers for the last 10 years on this matter. Note - This does not give you a position of authority on the matter. I look forward to the next few arguments. Audience members of this debate may post their thoughts in the comments.

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