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A response from a climate change sceptic
Authors: W. R. J. (Wink) SuttonPublication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 2007, Issue N.Z.J.For. 52(4) 2008, pp 44-45, Jan 2008
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: I am one of the six foresters who Piers Maclaren said he knew were “climate sceptics” (New Zealand Journal of Forestry Volume 52, number 3, page 48 - Rising tide of fact sinking climate sceptics). My doubts are not about climate change or even global warming (the global climate has always been changing) but that any future climate change is the result of humans increasing the minor atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs). There is no doubt that the concentration of the minor GHGs will increase (because of our continuing use of fossil fuels, deforestation, farming, etc). The climate may get warmer but I am not convinced that there is sufficient proof that this will be because of the predictable increase in the minor GHGs, especially carbon dioxide (CO2).