You might be interested in an alternate view of the climate change issue. Our city now has large solar panels, charging stations and electric cars making alternate viewpoints relevant. I have followed research on this subject for several years. My training is in molecular physics and my career has focused on how light affects molecules. I received new research papers from someone who taught me in graduate school. His research demonstrates that the climate problem is not nearly as dire as the media presents it. Many of you might scoff at this assertion because we have all been ‘taught” that climate change is “settled science.” However, I can assure you that this issue is still a subject of debate.
The public should be aware that computer-based climate models are the mainstay of the climate change community because it is virtually impossible to perform adequate experiments. This new research carefully reproduces the same type of analysis as is done by many climate computer models. However, it accurately predicts the measured rise in atmospheric temperature without using the “fudge” factors used in climate computer models. The new research also demonstrates that these climate computer models contain errors and use outdated information. Molecular physicists are aware that some important information about how carbon dioxide absorbs light is still not known very well even after a century of research.
I attempted to present this information to both the Newton city council and the city administration, but no one there has taken me up on my offer. The fact that he city is planning an ordinance to limit/ban fossil fuel heat sources in new construction suggests that this new viewpoint should be of interest.
If this research whets your appetite to learn, contact me at richardslater5@gmail.com. I will gladly share it with you.
R Slater
Waban
Ed. Note: The research referenced in this letter is from 2020 and to our knowledge has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
