• CON

    Hackers stole emails from scientists at the East Angelia...

    Anthropogenic global climate change.

    Studies Contradict Man Made Warming Anthropogenic climate change is not real. Yes, the climate changes, but humans aren't the cause of it. A study by the biology cabinet shows no relationship between CO2 and temperature [1]. "On this assessment, the evidence points to a current natural climate change which happens sequentially in two main climate periods, icehouse and warmhouse." Another study was found on the Vostok ice cores, which show temperature records going back over 400,000 years. Data from the ice cores reveal an 800 year lag of CO2 behind temperature [2], meaning CO2 changes came AFTER temperature. If climate change was man made, then temperature would lag behind CO2, but the opposite happens, which proves that CO2 cannot influence temperature. The ice cores also show that the temperature rose to about the same level whenever it rose significantly, which shows that it is a constant cycle and not affected by human activities. The same can be said about the CO2 levels. Manipulation by Scientists and Bribing by the Government One of the biggest science scandals, Climategate, occurred in 2009. Hackers stole emails from scientists at the East Angelia Climatic Research Unit, and statements from the emails contradict anthropogenic climate change. [3]. "The fact is that we can't account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can't... Our observing system is inadequate" [4]. "I've just completed Mike's Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) and from 1961 for Keith's to hide the decline." [4]. The government as well as a variety of foundations donate billions of dollars to scientists to prove global warming is man made and to groups that put a megaphone to the global warming agenda. [5] This bias completely destroys the point of researching issues like climate change. Research isn't supposed to be "Let's try to prove our political agenda.". It's supposed to be a non partisan look into an issue affecting our lives. How can we accept something as a fact if the people researching the issue are lying to us. The Evidence Outside our Planet One interesting thing about the warming is that it doesn't just affect Earth. Mars, Triton (Neptune's moon), Pluto, and Jupiter are all experiencing warming. But I want to focus more on Mars, since in our solar system, Mars is the most similar planet to Earth. Both have roughly the same length of day and rotation axis [6]. Its atmosphere consists of 95% CO2 [7], and is seen to be warming. In fact, Mars warmed .65 degrees Celsius in 20 years (1975-1995) [8], whereas Earth took 32 years to warm .65 degrees Celsius (from 1975 to 2007) [9]. Even though Mars' atmosphere is 95% CO2, it is still less than the amount on Earth. Environment scientist at Wright State University Jim Milks showed how the math plays out [10]. "The total mass of CO2 in the Martian atmosphere is 95.32% volume x (44.0095/43.34) = 96.79% by mass CO2 96.79% mass x 2.5 x 1016 kg = 2.383 x 10^16 kg CO2 The equivalent calculation for Earth is Earth: Total atmosphere mass: 5.1 x 1018 kg Mean molecular mass of atmosphere: 28.97 g/mole % volume CO2: 0.04% 0.04% volume x (44.0095/28.97) = 0.0608% mass CO2 0.0608% mass x 5.1 x 1018 kg = 3.101 x 10^17 kg CO2 Last time I checked, 3.101 x 1017 kg is larger than 2.383 x 1016 kg by over 13x." So what could be the cause of the global warming? I believe the sun is the one responsible, as correlations between the sun and the Earth's temperature have been found when studying temperature and sun levels from 1880-1980 [11], and 1980-2006 [12]. This could also explain why other planets in our solar system are warming, as all the planets rely on the Sun. But at the end of the day, the warming is NOT caused by CO2. Sources [1]-http://www.biocab.org... [2]-http://joannenova.com.au... and also http://cdiac.ornl.gov... [3]-https://wikileaks.org... [4]-http://pastebin.com... (Screen shots of emails)* and also http://www.justfacts.com... [5]-http://www.nationalreview.com... and also http://www.forbes.com... [6]-http://curious.astro.cornell.edu... [7]-http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov... [8]-http://news.nationalgeographic.com... [9]-http://climate.nasa.gov... [10]-http://environmentalforest.blogspot.com... [11]-http://www.tmgnow.com... [12]-http://www.biocab.org... *The emails were only available from downloading, and taking screen shots of the emails are the easiest way to show the emails.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Anthropogenic-global-climate-change./1/
  • CON

    If you spend time with someone who is sick, You are more...

    Climate change is a fraud

    Well, We've made it to the final round. Let's take one last look at your objections: 1. You said, Quote, "The science profession is a very frivolous profession and is one that the community doesn't need most of the time. " You say this while typing on an electronic device built by science, Probably in a building which was designed by engineers using science. If you drive a car, That car was built by science. If you ever need an operation or an artificial limb or some other medical treatment, It will be science-based. Science does not need to "invent" disasters to be useful. You'd be hard-pressed to find a problem can't at least try to solve. The solution to overpopulation may be to colonize other planets. The solution to plastic pollution may be to find biodegradable alternatives. Science works, And you rely on it everyday. As far as your claim that science is a sort of Illuminati dictatorship, I see no evidence this is the case. Anyone can go to college, Get a degree in science and pursue a career in the field. 2. I did not say nuclear weapons could warm the Earth the way global warming does; I said they could lead to the extinction of all life on Earth. Even though this is not climate change, It still debunks your claim that humans cannot affect the environment because the world is so much bigger than us. We can destroy life with nuclear fallout, And we can warm the globe with greenhouse gases. 3. Since it's not the topic of the debate, I won't spend too much time on your coronavirus hoax claim, But I will note that your notion of all disease being caused by a bad diet cannot account for contagion. If you spend time with someone who is sick, You are more likely to get sick yourself. That doesn't work if your diet is what makes you sick. It also doesn't explain why some people test positive for viruses like COVID-19 while others test negative, Or why doctors require patients to be tested for the virus before major operations. (I had an operation recently and was required to be tested before I could receive it. ) 4. You seem to be under the false impression that there can only be one cause of climate change and causes cannot be interdependent. You also don't seem to have considered that some causes are direct while others are indirect. You're right to say that without the sun, There would be no global warming. (There would be no life at all, But we'll ignore that detail for now and assume humans could still emit greenhouse gases. ) However, You are not correct to say that because the energy which heats the Earth comes from the sun, Humans have no effect on HOW MUCH of that energy stays on Earth. Let's examine the greenhouse effect: The sun emits shortwave radiation, Which the atmosphere is transparent to, Including greenhouse gases. Upon reaching the Earth, That energy's wavelength decreases to change from visible light to heat. At this point, The sun has NO EFFECT on what happens to this energy. The greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, However, Do. CO2, Methane and water all absorb the shortwave radiation in their particles, Which have a high energy storage capacity, Before reradiating it in all directions, Most of which lead back to Earth. 5. Yes, Clouds can make a hot day cooler. However, Clouds are not made of water vapor but rather liquid water droplets attached to airborne dust and particulates. This means the clouds do not allow shortwave radiation to pass through like water vapor. Regardless, Clouds cooling off a hot day is an example of weather, Not climate, Being affected. Weather refers to conditions at a specific moment in time. Climate is a long-term pattern, Usually spanning at least 30 years. Whatever light passes through the clouds will convert to heat and be absorbed by the water in the atmosphere when it reradiates. Closing statement: The evidence that climate change is real is overwhelming. Among the numerous attribution studies which have been done, Perhaps the most exhaustive was by the IPCC. They examined the effect of multiple factors which could contribute to the recent warming period, Both natural (volcanoes, Solar radiation, Milankovitch variations in Earth's orbit and tilt) and anthropogenic (aerosols, Changes in land use affecting the albedo (reflectivity of Earth's surface), Human-emitted greenhouse gases). It was found that the only factor which came close to explaining the recent warming trend was greenhouse gas emissions; without factoring their effect in, The climate should be effectively stable right now and perhaps even getting cooler. In fact, The contribution of greenhouse gases is so strong that it could effectively explain the recent warming trend on its own, With NO other factors considered (although this would predict a slightly more rapid warming that we see because, Again, The other factors lead to a net cooling). Therefore, Climate change is definitely real, And humans definitely contribute to it. We have it in our power to find solutions to it, But this debate is not about which ones we should or should not employ. It's just about the objective fact that it is happening. Best of luck to you, My opponent. I've done all I can do. It's now in the hands of the judges.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Climate-change-is-a-fraud/1/
  • PRO

    If I murdered you and your whole family - you'd have to...

    Human-Caused Climate Change is Impossible

    "No, Humans can cause climate change because we introduce new variables into the climate. " New variables? New from what? If we are products of the Earth, And have evolved through natural Earthly means, We are not "introducing new variables". . . We are expressing the evolution of the variables already set forth by the Earth. Claiming that we are "introducing new variables" implies, Again, That we are foreign to the variables that existed before our presence. "If I murdered you and your whole family - you'd have to say the Earth did it unless I'm somehow a foreign entity of the Earth and universe itself? ' Here's where the debate shifts to a "Pre-Determinism vs Free Will" debate. I actually believe we ARE "foreign entities" to the Universe, And we are placed here with the ability to express Free Will. This is the point at which climatologists will butt heads with theists. One must conclude that if Humans are causing Climate Change in a catastrophic way which endangers our presence on Earth and the Earth's health in the Universe, We MUST be foreign entities in the Universe, Since without our ability to consciously comprehend, Study, And adjust to life conditions (the warming of the Earth, For example) we must be separate and apart from the subjects we are studying. So, While the debate topic states "Human Caused One must conclude that if Humans are causing Climate Change in a catastrophic way which endangers our presence on Earth and the Earth's health in the Universe, We MUST be foreign entities in the Universe, Since without our ability to consciously comprehend, Study, And adjust to life conditions (the warming of the Earth, For example) we must be separate and apart from the subjects we are studying. So, While the debate topic states "Human Caused Climate Change is Impossible", It's accurate in the sense that it's impossible only if we are evolved entities which developed from the Earth. It IS possible that humans are causing climate change, ONLY if we are separate and foreign to the Universe, And implanted into it through an Intelligent Designer/ God.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Human-Caused-Climate-Change-is-Impossible/1/
  • CON

    OK, so those are some mighty scary factoids, but they are...

    The big lie of climate change

    OK, so those are some mighty scary factoids, but they are not facts at all in reality because they are only statements designed to strike fear in gullible people in order to dismantle industrial civilization in favor of a much smaller population controlled by the elite. Climate change is Nostradamus science and uses those kind of statements to indoctrinate people such as yourself with the belief that humans are destroying the planet, and the only way to save it is to give up control and become subservient to the globalist elites, and by the way you must pay more so they can tell you what your place is on this planet. I encourage you to research both sides of the issue and not to blindly believe the lies that Agenda 21 capitalists would have you believe. CO2 is a trace gas and the plan to create planetary fear around it was hatched in the late 70's by a man named Maurice Strong. Do your research kiddo. The hockey stick is a lie, the climate has changed before, it will continue to change, and there is nothing man can do about it, but adapt, or capitulate to the lies and be adapted for the purposes of the elite globalists that hold all the wealth, the .0001%er's.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/The-big-lie-of-climate-change/1/
  • PRO

    Humans are not capable of changing the climate for dozens...

    Human caused climate change is nonsense

    Humans are not capable of changing the climate for dozens of logical and scientific reasons. If you are one of those nincompoops that believe that humans can cause climate to change please step forward to get humiliated and embarrassed by your own ignorance.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Human-caused-climate-change-is-nonsense/1/
  • CON

    Lets define global warming: "An increase in the average...

    Climate change is real and caused by humans

    Since pro didn't clearly define climate change, I assume he means "Global Warming" . I as Con will be arguing that Global Warming is not real. The BoP is on Pro. Lets define global warming: "An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change" Here are my reason as to why Global Warming is not real, 1) There is "no real scientific proof" that the current warming is caused by the rise of greenhouse gases from man"s activity. 2) Man-made carbon dioxide emissions throughout human history constitute less than 0.00022 percent of the total naturally emitted from the mantle of the earth during geological history. 3) Warmer periods of the Earth"s history came around 800 years before rises in CO2 levels. 4) After World War II, there was a huge surge in recorded CO2 emissions but global temperatures fell for four decades after 1940. 5) Throughout the Earth"s history, temperatures have often been warmer than now and CO2 levels have often been higher " more than ten times as high. 6) Significant changes in Lets define global warming: "An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change" Here are my reason as to why Global Warming is not real, 1) There is "no real scientific proof" that the current warming is caused by the rise of greenhouse gases from man"s activity. 2) Man-made carbon dioxide emissions throughout human history constitute less than 0.00022 percent of the total naturally emitted from the mantle of the earth during geological history. 3) Warmer periods of the Earth"s history came around 800 years before rises in CO2 levels. 4) After World War II, there was a huge surge in recorded CO2 emissions but global temperatures fell for four decades after 1940. 5) Throughout the Earth"s history, temperatures have often been warmer than now and CO2 levels have often been higher " more than ten times as high. 6) Significant changes in climate have continually occurred throughout geologic time. 7) The 0.7C increase in the average global temperature over the last hundred years is entirely consistent with well-established, long-term, natural climate trends. 8) The IPCC theory is driven by just 60 scientists and favorable reviewers not the 4,000 usually cited. 9) Leaked e-mails from British climate scientists " in a scandal known as "Climate-gate" " suggest that that has been manipulated to exaggerate global warming 10) A large body of scientific research suggests that the sun is responsible for the greater share of climate change during the past hundred years. Try and prove me otherwise. Source: https://dictionary.search.yahoo.com...

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Climate-change-is-real-and-caused-by-humans/2/
  • PRO

    Claim: Donald claims climate change is a hoax. ... (Jun...

    Donald Trump thinks climate change is a hoax.

    Claim: Donald claims climate change is a hoax. Warrant: "Climate Change: It is a hoax." [0] "Climate change is a hoax. (Jun 2015) " [1] Impact: The evidence clearly shows Trump thinks climate change is a hoax. 0. http://www.pbs.org... 1. http://www.ontheissues.org...

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Donald-Trump-thinks-climate-change-is-a-hoax./1/
  • PRO

    More people are dieing because of climate. ... It is also...

    Climate change

    I believe that it is real,you don't? Global warming is impacting the human race. More people are dieing because of More people are dieing because of climate. According to this article, https://www.epa.gov... says,"These changes will lead to an increase in heat-related deaths in the United States"reaching as much as thousands to tens of thousands of additional deaths each year by the end of the century during summer months." It is also affecting our electricity bills. According to this article,https://www.epa.gov... a warmer climate, Americans will use more electricity for air conditioning."

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Climate-change/5/
  • CON

    My opponent hasn't offered any real argument but has just...

    Climate change

    My opponent hasn't offered any real argument but has just posted some references. Thus, My opponent doesn't even know the fundamentals of how to debate. My references in the comments section clearly show that my opponents references are total rubbish and made by deceptive and and corrupt organisations. Reference 1. Maurice Strong - Climate criminal who started the IPCC. Reference 2 Jonova - Shows that climate was hotter in 1991 and is not hottest on record in 2019. Totally pathetic debate so far as expected.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Climate-change/10/
  • PRO

    The cutting down of trees will also have the same effect....

    Global Warming: Climate Change

    We should take action on climate change now because it is predicted that the climate will increase by 4-6 degrees by 2100. Right now the climate is increased by 1 degree Celsius warmer since 1880. In the past extreme heat and drought has caused thousands of deaths. For example in Chicago 1995, 795 people died in a heat wave and in Europe 2003, 30,000 people died from another heat wave. In Northwest China desertification of farming lands causes a loss of 1000 miles annually. The Amazon forests play an important role in absorbing CO2 to regulate its amount in the atmosphere. The trees in the Amazon forest had begun to die due to droughts, this will cause in more carbon being emitted to the atmosphere. The cutting down of trees will also have the same effect. Because decaying trees do not only absorb carbon, but they also emit it as they die. Carbon pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels is also another leading factor to as why the CO2 levels in the atmosphere have increased.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Global-Warming-Climate-Change/2/