There's much that intrigues me about this recently published study, but let's start with the University of Utah press release, titled, "Is Global Warming Unstoppable?" In case that didn't catch your eye, here's the dek: "Theory also says energy conservation doesn't help." Now let's go to the first three concise graphs of the release, which, like the headline, grabs you by the throat:
In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the equivalent of one new nuclear power plant each day. "It looks unlikely that there will be any substantial near-term departure from recently observed acceleration in carbon dioxide emission rates," says the new paper by Tim Garrett, an associate professor of atmospheric sciences. Garrett's study was panned by some economists and rejected ...
