Global Warming--Myth, Threat Or Opportunity‪?‬

The most critical problem we face is not global warming, or how to make fuel more expensive so we will use less, but providing enough at affordable prices to keep our economy going until alternatives can become reality. The Lucky Country has the choice between disaster and a unique opportunity. Climate change looks more and more like becoming a catastrophe we inflict upon ourselves in trying to avoid one we have only imagined. The theory of catastrophic global warming due to [CO.sub.2] emissions rests on two fundamental elements. One is that [CO.sub.2] absorbs infrared radiation. The other is that interactive computer models of climate have been constructed to show increased warming with increased [CO.sub.2]. However, a couple of dozen different climate models all produce differing results in accord with the assumptions and estimates they each incorporate.