Heavily researched does not guarantee correct. Even one erroneous assumption in common renders pages of references, papers and citations useless. CAGW’s GHE contains three such assumptions.
GHE claims without it Earth becomes 33 C cooler, a 255 K, -18 C, ball of ice.
Wrong.
Naked Earth would be much like the Moon, barren, 400 K lit side, 100 K dark.
TFK_bams09 heat balance graphic uses the same 63 twice violating GAAP and calculating out of thin air a 396 BB/333 “back”/63 net GHE radiative forcing loop violating LoT 1 & 2.
Wrong.
Likewise, the ubiquitous plethora of clones.
GHE requires Earth to radiate “extra” energy as a BB.
Wrong.
A BB requires all energy leaving the system to do so by radiation. Per TFK_bams09 60% leaves by kinetic modes, i.e. conduction, convection, advection and latent rendering BB impossible.
GHE is bogus and CAGW a scam so alarmists must resort to fear mongering, lies, lawsuits, censorship and violence.
Me thinks you're in the wrong spot, Troll. You can deny it all you want, you can refuse to understand it all you want, neither will change the fact that heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, extreme storms, floods and crop losses (hence our losses of food and water security) are all increasing in intensity, frequency and/or duration ... i.e., getting worse, faster. But hey, whatever gets you through this existential emergency.
Anne Therese, your reflection, “As a Climate Optimist, it’s taken me some time to realize that grief, too, has a place in empowered optimism”, is wise and powerful. It captures a truth at the heart of infectious optimism: that grief is not the opposite of hope, but often its companion.
Empowered optimism is not blind cheerfulness. It is the clear-eyed courage to sit with difficult truths while still choosing purposeful action. As explored in our work at The Centre for Optimism, it is about honouring our full emotional experience—grief included—and still believing that we can shape a better future.
You may enjoy this deeper dive:
🌱 https://www.centreforoptimism.com/grief – including “Grief: How Should an Optimist Comfort and Support the Grieving?” by Trish Vejby, Christy Roberts, and Victor Perton.
How might grief become a deeper wellspring of optimism and courageous action in your life?
Given the hell we're bequeathing today's children and any future generations, we might want to keep our sense of optimism to ourselves. Otherwise, it might seem like we're going nah na nana nah in the faces of the kids who know that they're facing a bleak future, if a future at all. They need our action and our anger, not our false optimism — unless you can point to something that's going to suddenly get ±200 countries to stop burning fossil fuels. Now THAT would justify optimism. (Maybe get behind the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty for starters.)
Thank you for your message. I respect the deep care that underlies it, care for our children, our planet, and the future we all share.
You asked for proof of optimism’s legitimacy in climate action. It is seen in the millions of people and leaders choosing daily to build solutions, from reforestation and plastic-free communities to solar innovation and new climate treaties. Optimism is not denial. It is a belief turned into strategy and action.
Anger may spark awareness, but it is optimism that sustains momentum. Pessimism paralyses. And as Helen Clark reminded us in “The Case for Optimism,” “Good things happen when good people get together in common cause.”
Let us combine optimism, hope, courage, action and the conviction that humanity can rise.
What gives you hope that tomorrow can be different, and what action will you take today to bring it closer?
If you read some more of my work here, you’ll soon understand that we’re very much on the same page - and that I often make the case that we cannot mistake optimism for toxic positivity. And just for the record, I’ve been a signer and ambassador for the treaty for many years! I was even part of this viral collaboration post that went live a few months ago:
Your reframing of grief as a companion to hope and not its opposite is exactly what I needed to hear today.
Thank you for sharing this article that informs us that the climate movement has space for both heartbreak and action.
♥️♥️
Btw I inboxed you, when you have some time, please check it out.
Heavily researched does not guarantee correct. Even one erroneous assumption in common renders pages of references, papers and citations useless. CAGW’s GHE contains three such assumptions.
GHE claims without it Earth becomes 33 C cooler, a 255 K, -18 C, ball of ice.
Wrong.
Naked Earth would be much like the Moon, barren, 400 K lit side, 100 K dark.
TFK_bams09 heat balance graphic uses the same 63 twice violating GAAP and calculating out of thin air a 396 BB/333 “back”/63 net GHE radiative forcing loop violating LoT 1 & 2.
Wrong.
Likewise, the ubiquitous plethora of clones.
GHE requires Earth to radiate “extra” energy as a BB.
Wrong.
A BB requires all energy leaving the system to do so by radiation. Per TFK_bams09 60% leaves by kinetic modes, i.e. conduction, convection, advection and latent rendering BB impossible.
GHE is bogus and CAGW a scam so alarmists must resort to fear mongering, lies, lawsuits, censorship and violence.
Me thinks you're in the wrong spot, Troll. You can deny it all you want, you can refuse to understand it all you want, neither will change the fact that heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, extreme storms, floods and crop losses (hence our losses of food and water security) are all increasing in intensity, frequency and/or duration ... i.e., getting worse, faster. But hey, whatever gets you through this existential emergency.
Anne Therese, your reflection, “As a Climate Optimist, it’s taken me some time to realize that grief, too, has a place in empowered optimism”, is wise and powerful. It captures a truth at the heart of infectious optimism: that grief is not the opposite of hope, but often its companion.
Empowered optimism is not blind cheerfulness. It is the clear-eyed courage to sit with difficult truths while still choosing purposeful action. As explored in our work at The Centre for Optimism, it is about honouring our full emotional experience—grief included—and still believing that we can shape a better future.
You may enjoy this deeper dive:
🌱 https://www.centreforoptimism.com/grief – including “Grief: How Should an Optimist Comfort and Support the Grieving?” by Trish Vejby, Christy Roberts, and Victor Perton.
How might grief become a deeper wellspring of optimism and courageous action in your life?
Given the hell we're bequeathing today's children and any future generations, we might want to keep our sense of optimism to ourselves. Otherwise, it might seem like we're going nah na nana nah in the faces of the kids who know that they're facing a bleak future, if a future at all. They need our action and our anger, not our false optimism — unless you can point to something that's going to suddenly get ±200 countries to stop burning fossil fuels. Now THAT would justify optimism. (Maybe get behind the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty for starters.)
Thank you for your message. I respect the deep care that underlies it, care for our children, our planet, and the future we all share.
You asked for proof of optimism’s legitimacy in climate action. It is seen in the millions of people and leaders choosing daily to build solutions, from reforestation and plastic-free communities to solar innovation and new climate treaties. Optimism is not denial. It is a belief turned into strategy and action.
Anger may spark awareness, but it is optimism that sustains momentum. Pessimism paralyses. And as Helen Clark reminded us in “The Case for Optimism,” “Good things happen when good people get together in common cause.”
Let us combine optimism, hope, courage, action and the conviction that humanity can rise.
What gives you hope that tomorrow can be different, and what action will you take today to bring it closer?
If you read some more of my work here, you’ll soon understand that we’re very much on the same page - and that I often make the case that we cannot mistake optimism for toxic positivity. And just for the record, I’ve been a signer and ambassador for the treaty for many years! I was even part of this viral collaboration post that went live a few months ago:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFfvX6Fv2Ce/?igsh=NXh2MXlwcnNwcGRo