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The_Deplorable says

CO2 is not warming anything because the Earth is not emitting heat energy at the frequency that CO2 absorbs - about 18 microns.

If the Earth is retaining the heat that CO2 absorbs, wouldn't that mean the planet is warming? Even so, CO2 is such a trace element that even if it absorbed heat it would have a negligible effect on global temperatures. Besides, "18 microns" is a wavelength, not a frequency.

Water vapor is one to two orders of magnitude more potent than CO2 as far as warming is concerned.

I think globohomo is harping on CO2 so that plant growth can be starved and thereby kill off 90% of the population.

stereotomy says

I think globohomo is harping on CO2 so that plant growth can be starved and thereby kill off 90% of the population.

I think it is more about power. Controlling CO2 means controlling all transportation, energy, and almost any other useful activity.

HeadSet says

"Besides, "18 microns" is a wavelength, not a frequency."

Frequency and wavelength are related - They have an inverse relationship.

HeadSet says

"If the Earth is retaining the heat that CO2 absorbs, wouldn't that mean the planet is warming?"

No. CO2 does not absorb any heat and therefore the Earth is not retaining any heat. Given that
the Earth Temperature is about 59°F then the Earth is radiating unimpeded into space at 10 microns.

PROOF: During the Paleozoic, Earth experienced an Ice Age for 40 million years at a CO2
level of 4,200 ppm. And that high amount of CO2 did not prevent the Ice Age from happening.
Therefore CO2 is not warming anything.

The_Deplorable says

HeadSet says

"Besides, "18 microns" is a wavelength, not a frequency."

Frequency and wavelength are related - They have an inverse relationship.

Of course they do, but still do not mix up the terms.

The_Deplorable says

HeadSet says

"If the Earth is retaining the heat that CO2 absorbs, wouldn't that mean the planet is warming?"

No. CO2 does not absorb any heat and therefore the Earth is not retaining any heat. Given that
the Earth Temperature is about 59°F then the Earth is radiating unimpeded into space at 10 microns.

PROOF: During the Paleozoic, Earth experienced an Ice Age for 40 million years at a CO2
level of 4,200 ppm. And that high amount of CO2 did not prevent the Ice Age from happening.
Therefore CO2 is not warming anything.

We agree here. I misread your original post.

MolotovCocktail says

I read Lomborg's book The Skeptical Environmentalist when it came out in 2001. It was the beginning of my recovery from being a standard-issue Democrat.