Amount Quote by Tom Segalstad
“It is a search for a mythical CO2 sink to explain an immeasurable CO2 lifetime to fit a hypothetical CO2 computer model that purports to show that an impossible amount of fossil fuel burning is heating the atmosphere. It is all a fiction.”
About This Quote
Source Article: Climate Skeptic Blog, 2020
The claim describes a fanciful model that invents an unrealistic carbon sink to justify extreme climate predictions, suggesting the whole narrative is fabricated.
In simple terms: A fake model uses a mythical sink to claim huge climate impact.
Question the validity of extreme climate models.
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Type
When to use this quote
- policy debates
- environmental research
- public communication
- academic review
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What evidence supports the sink?
- How do we test model assumptions?
The model may oversimplify complex processes and ignore real data.