Your point is entirely valid, but we need to be vigilant about being 100% accurate in our statements, or even understating our case, to maintain that contrast with the AGW proponents who do the opposite. 0% 0 Votes
The problem however is not in the past, it%26#039;s in the future. Even if we stopped increasing greenhouse gases today, there would probably still be a 0.5 C rise in pipeline due to the slow responses from the seas. Considering that we cannot stop emissions right away even if we try, the goal is to limit future warming to less than 2 degrees above today. If temperatures rise more than that - Yes, we will definitely have trouble to adapt and it will cost lots of money.
I think this is where the %26quot;skeptics%26quot; go wrong. You think it%26#039;s just to %26quot;switch a button%26quot; when we don%26#039;t want the warming to continue any more. In reality, it doesn%26#039;t work that way. 14% 1 Vote
