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Where is the proof that CO2 warms the Earth?

Where is the proof that CO2 warms the Earth?

A persistent element of the climate debate is the claim that “there is no proof” that CO2 and other greenhouse gases warm the atmosphere. This has generated a number of amateurish demonstrations of how the greenhouse effect works  A good example of how NOT to carry out such a demonstration is shown above. Nobody told this poor kid how to perform a scientific measurement. If he had switched his jars he would have discovered that the effects he observes are only the result of one of the two jars being closer than the other to the light source. And they didn’t even explain to him how the greenhouse effect actually works: you cannot see any warming in this set-up unless you place a light adsorber (e.g. a piece of black cloth) in the jar discuss this and other disasters in a post of mine (in Italian), see also here.

Imagine that someone asks you to prove that the Moon orbits around the Earth because it is pulled by the force of gravity. Your first reaction would be to say something like “huh?” But – assuming you are in a good mood – you might try to explain how Newton’s law of universal gravitation works and how it can be used to describe the moon’s trajectory.

“Then,” your opponent could say, “is it correct to say that nobody ever measured the gravity pull of the Earth at the Earth-Moon distance?”

“Aw… No. What for? It would be terribly expensive. And useless, too.”

“So, you have no proof that the Moon goes around the Earth because of gravity. Can you prove that the Moon is not being pushed by invisible angels, instead?”

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