On September 8, 2019 at 18:34, djy said...
"I am not implying it is a 'pollutant'".
And yet you associate it with Carbon Monoxide poisoning and smog.
first from the get go I said
On September 7, 2019 at 11:46, Anthony said...
3) it is not just CO2 it takes center stage
you are the one that focuses on CO
2 and so I reply with it taking center stage.
but to reply to your assertion more directly, as long as conditions don't have a CO
2 issue our breathing is not an issue and I don't see it as a pollutant. On the other hand other forms of creation of CO
2 for example like burning coal or cars that produce both CO
2 especially in densely populated area then I do associate CO
2 with the others and call it a pollutant. In a way take it this way three guys enter a bank and steal money at gun point, there is a fourth guy in a car waiting for them to come out and drive them away. That 4th guy is not just a driver, he is a
bank robber as well even if he did not enter the bank.
"Yes, there are times when we can have too much of a good thing.”
Indeed, but how much CO2 is too much? Which, of course, rather presupposes the increased level of CO2 is a problem.
any amount that messes with stability IMHO.
Is it [the level of atmospheric CO2] important?
Your previous comments appear to suggest you do, hence the question.
sorry should have been clearer I was asking why the label is important not the amount of CO
2"Let's assume you are righty and the high levels of 200M years -150M years ago for example should be what we consider "normal" does it matter?"
The Medieval Warm Period is, I believe, a little more recent, hence the continuing efforts to undermine its significance.
it might be more recent but you talked about "normal" there were times when CO
2 was over 6k ppm and maybe even over 7k, 200M years -150M it was around 2k, when looking superficially at the dat I thought it could be classified as "normal" and what came after it a drought.
Why don't you tell us what you feel is "normal" and a "drought" .
"For me it is not about what is normal or natural."
Then what is one arguing about?
stability.
