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From NoTrickZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Kenneth Richard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundamental components of the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) paradigm fail molecular chemistry.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

According to a new study<\/a><\/strong>, the notion that we can and must reduce atmospheric CO2 so as to avoid climate catastrophe (e.g., runaway global warming or ocean acidification) does not withstand probing academic scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a mitigation strategy proposing to sequester CO2 underground to reduce emissions to \u201cnet zero\u201d by 2050. The practice is poised to cost tens of trillions of dollars over the coming decades. New analysis<\/a><\/strong> suggests high or ambitious CCS scenarios are presumed to mitigate about half of today\u2019s emissions by 2050. But these economically draconian CCS scenarios are projected to cost US$30 trillion more than those that only mitigate about one-tenth of today\u2019s emissions. Either way, the costs of CCS are astronomical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But can CCS actually do what is intended and reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations? Chemistry says no, CCS \u201cwill not reduce the atmospheric concentration of CO2 at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe crux of the issue is that, unlike photosynthesis by plants, perfect sequestration of CO2 will no magically release the O2 that has effectively been \u2018sequestered\u2019 in the CO2 and H2O molecules produced by combustion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the fuel was made of pure carbon, then the net result in the composition of the atmosphere would be a slight reduction in the O2 concentration\u2026and a slight concomitant increase<\/strong> in the CO2 concentration due to the slight shrinking of the denominator.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the alarmist \u201cocean acidification\u201d narrative, the modern trend of rising atmospheric CO2 is assumed to be driving changes in pH levels. However, the chemical basis for this narrative is dubious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the stoichiometric combustion equation, we learn that for every 1 ppm of CO2 increase due to burning fossil fuels, the O2 concentrations decrease by about 2.15 ppm. (For example, over a 20-year period, CO2 increases by 50 ppm as the O2 declines by ~130 ppm.) But this conceptualization engenders fundamental questions for the paradigm that says humans drive changes in the oceans\u2019 pH levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the reduction in the atmospheric O2 concentration is directly related to the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, then how can there be enough absorption of CO2 by the oceans to cause ocean acidification, especially since the oceans are highly buffered chemically?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the observed reduction in the atmospheric O2 is accounted for by the observed increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration, as expected as a result of combustion, then where does the extra CO2 come from that can cause ocean acidification?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just a few of the many other chemistry-based challenges to the AGW narrative described in the paper. It is well worth a read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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