Re: A simple, cost-free way to cut your annual household CO2 emissions by tonnes.

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From: John Henderson
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:14

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spammer wrote:

>      True, but we're not even remotely close to those
>      conditions.

Granted.  But we also don't know about natural
amplification/feedback mechanisms.  They're untested.  On the
assumption that warming won't spontaneously increase (once
taken to a certain point), we're looking reasonably good so
far.

But ocean-floor methane hydrates /will/ release CH4 gas (methane
- a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2) in response to
warming.  There are vast deposits of these, so warming could
suddenly get out of hand.  And there will undoubtedly be other
mechanisms which will either enhance or dampen a warming trend.

My response is to err on the side of caution, because I believe
that's the rational thing to do.

I don't have a conviction of religious intensity about this, and
don't usually bother debating the topic.  The issues are
serious however.

I think I misjudged you on the basis of the provocative nature
of your entry into this thread :)

John

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