Wrong on climate
In an interview following a debate Oct. 16 with Mike Doherty, Bill Peach revealed his fundamental misunderstanding of the most important issue that human society has ever faced, i.e., climate change.
He believes that the contribution that humans are making to climate change is “minuscule.”
The scientific community now understands that the anthropogenic contribution to climate change since the industrial revolution is the most important contribution.
This was recently stated in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report released Oct. 8.
Not only does the scientific community agree about this, but the impact of climate change is now inescapable for all of us.
Extreme weather events, e.g. hurricanes, are becoming more frequent.
Sea level is rising due to melting ice all over the world and the oceans are becoming more acidic.
Wildfire severity is growing.
All of these events can be traced directly or indirectly to the dramatic increases in greenhouse gases since the industrial revolution, with carbon dioxide representing the major contributor.
Peach’s unwillingness to face up to this problem has led him to the wrong conclusions about what needs to be done to reduce greenhouse gases.
Peach is wrong to oppose electric vehicles; they significantly reduce emissions.
He is wrong to oppose protecting forests from timber production; this is the only method known to significantly reduce existing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
He is wrong to oppose a carbon tax. William Nordhaus, 2018 Nobel prize winner, has pointed out that this is the most effective way to reduce the greenhouse gas levels.
Jerry Estberg,
Port Angeles