Net Zero by 2050 is a Suicide Pact, CO2 ppm is near its lowest level in 600 million years

Net Zero by 2050 is a Suicide Pact, CO2 ppm is near its lowest level in 600 million years

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/net-zero-by-2050-is-a-...

by Willem Post

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CO2, 420 ppm (0.042% presence), a weak IR photon absorber, plays almost no role absorbing IR photons compared to water vapor, 17,700 ppm (1.7% presence near the surface, due to dew, fog, mist), a strong IR photon absorber, which absorbs much of IR surface photons via its many absorption windows.

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At 16 C surface temp,  15-micrometer photons are only 7% of all surface photons, which very much limits the absorption of such photons by CO2, because far more abundant WV also has a 15-mictometer window.

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Any IR photons not absorbed by WV lose their energy by collision with hugely abundant air molecules.

Almost all IR surface photons are exterminated about 10 meter from the surface.

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WV, being light, 18 MW, compared to air, 29 MW, rises until about 2000 m, where cooler temperatures condense it into clouds. WV ppm is greatly decreased from about 17,700 ppm near the surface to about 800 ppm at 5500 meter.

CO2 does not play any meaningful role regarding IR photon absorption, until WV ppm is greatly reduced, which is above the clouds

Any higher-altitude IR photons are colder, have less energy, have longer wavelengths that mostly are beyond the

15-micrometer absorption window of CO2.

Any such IR photons not absorbed by CO2, may:

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1) lose their energy by collision with hugely abundant air molecules, which are spaced far apart, due to low density, or

2) travel towards outer space, or

3) travel towards earth.

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In all instances, this IR photon activity above the clouds has a very small impact, compared to IR photon impact at the surface, which, each day, evaporates and lifts huge quantities of WV to about 2000 m, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics.

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The tropics and sub-tropics are the engine of world’s weather.

Any harm to rainforests, due to clearcutting, extinguishes its flora and fauna

Clearcutting rain forests for ranching and crops 1) decreases the beneficial evaporation of former rain forest areas, and 2) causes more sunlight on clearcut areas, both of which have contributed to increased world temperatures, likely more than CO2 ever will.

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DEEP OCEAN SEISMIC EVENTS ADD ENERGY TO PERIODIC EL NINOs
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Atmospheric CO2 ppm, human plus natural, it is near the lowest level in 600 million years.

Highly subsidized CO2 sequestering schemes and Net Zero by 2050 schemes are super-expensive, ineffective suicide programs.

Crops in open fields, with CO2 at 420 ppm, require fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and much machinery to have high yields/acre.

Crops in greenhouses, with CO2 at 1200 ppm, require minimal chemicals, have 2 to 3 times higher yields/acre

Many plants have become weak or extinct, along with the fauna they support, due to CO2 at 420 ppm, or less.

As a result, many areas of the world lost resilience, became arid and deserts.

Current CO2 ppm needs to at least double or triple. Unfortunately, not enough fossil fuel is left over to make that CO2 increase happen.

Earth temperature increased about 1.2 C since 1900, due to many causes, such as long-term cycles, fossil CO2, and permafrost methane which converts to CO2.
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CO2 ppm increase from 1979 to 2023 was 421/336 = 1.25, greening increase about 12%, per NASA.
CO2 ppm increase from 1900 to 2023 was 421/296 = 1.42, greening increase about 19%
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Increased greening: 1) Produces oxygen by photosynthesis; 2) Increases world flora and fauna; 3) Increases crop yields per acre; 4) Reduces world desert areas
The ozone layer absorbs 200 to 315 nm UV wavelengths, which would genetically damage exposed lifeforms.
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Energy-related CO2 was 37.55 Gt, or 4.8 ppm in 2023, about 75% of total human CO2. 
One CO2 ppm in atmosphere = 7.821 Gt.

Total human CO2 was 4.8/0.75 = 6.4 ppm in 2023. See URLs
CO2, human plus natural, to atmosphere was 421.08 ppm, end 2023 – 418.53, end 2022 = 2.55 ppm; to oceans 2.3 ppm (assumed); to forests and other sinks 1.55 ppm; natural CO2 increase is assumed at zero.

Forests net CO2 absorption = absorption 15.6 Gt - emission 8.1 Gt = 7.6 Gt = 1 ppm

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-satellites-help-quantify-forests...
Mauna Loa curve shows a variation of about 9 ppm during a year, due to seasons
Inside buildings, CO2 is about 1000 ppm, greenhouses about 1200 ppm, submarines up to 5000 ppm
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Respiration: glucose + O2 → CO2 + H20 (+ energy)
Photosynthesis: 6 CO2 + 12 H2O (+ sunlight+ chlorophyll) → 1 glucose + 6 O2 + 6 H20
Plants respire 24/7. Plants photosynthesize with brighter light
In low light, respiration and photosynthesis are in balance
In bright light, photosynthesis is much greater than respiration
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https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/new-study-2001-2020-gl...
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/summary-of-world-co2eq...
https://issuu.com/johna.shanahan/docs/co2_pitch_4-3-24_baeuerle_eng...
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Oceans Absorb CO2
Sea water has 3.5% salt, NaCl, by weight.
CO2 molecules continuously move from the air into sea water, per Henry’s Law
CO2 and NaCl form many compounds that contain C, O, H, Cl, Ca
They sustain flora (plankton, kelp, coral) and fauna in the oceans.
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At the surface, seawater pH 8.1, and CO2 421 ppm, the % presence of [CO2], [HCO3−], and [CO3 2−] ions is 0.5, 89, and 10.5; “Free” CO2 is only 0.5%; CO2 out-migration is minimal, given the conditions.
The oceans are a major sink of CO2 (human + natural)
https://tos.org/oceanography/assets/docs/14-4_feely.pdf

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