Research said to prove that greenhouse gases cause climate
change has been condemned as a sham by scientists. A UN
report earlier this year said humans are to blame for global warming and there
is "little doubt" it is linked to man’s use of fossil fuels. But other climate
experts say there is little scientific evidence to support the theory. In fact
global warming could be caused by increased solar activity.
Their argument will be outlined in a TV program called The Great Global Warming
Swindle raising major questions about some of the evidence used for global
warming. Ice core samples from Antarctica have been used as
proof of how warming over the centuries has been accompanied by raised
CO2 levels. But Professor Ian Clark at the University of Ottawa
claims that warmer periods of the Earth’s history came around 800 years before
rises in carbon dioxide levels. The program also highlights how
there was a huge surge in carbon dioxide emissions, yet global temperatures fell
for four decades after 1940. The UN report, published in
February, was promoted as being backed by more than 2,000 of the world’s leading
scientists. But Professor Paul Reiter said it was a "sham" given that this list
included names of scientists who disagreed with its findings. He also said his
name was removed from an assessment only when he threatened legal action against
the panel. "That is how they make it seem that all the top
scientists are agreed," he said. "It’s not true." Gary Calder,
a former editor of New Scientist, claims clouds and solar activity are the real
reason behind climate change. "The government’s chief scientific adviser Sir
David King is supposed to be the representative of all that is good in British
science, so it is disturbing that he and the government are ignoring a multitude
of evidence against the greenhouse effect being the main driver against climate
change," he said. Philip Stott, a professor of biogeography,
argues climate change is too complicated to be caused by just one factor,
whether CO2 or clouds. He said: "The system is too complex to say
exactly what the effect of reducing or increasing CO2 production
would be." "It is ridiculous to see politicians arguing over whether they will
allow the global temperature to rise by 2℃ or 3℃." The
documentary is likely to spark fierce criticism from the scientific
establishment. Which of the following could be a proper title of this passage
A. Greenhouse Effect Is a Myth, Say Scientists
B. Reducing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Urgent
C. Causes of Climate Change Little Known
D. Optimism vs Pessimism in Theories of Global Warming.