Global Warming

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley recently developed a material called COF-999 which acts as a sink for carbon dioxide. The possibility of using this substance to sequester CO2 from the atmosphere is noteworthy. Currently the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere in roughly 420ppm. What makes this dangerous is the sensitive nature of the differential equations that control the global temperature. From minute differences in the initial conditions of the relations that describe the effects of radiation and greenhouse gas concentrations, fluctuations change the resultant net surface temperature of the planet. Just a small change in concentration, from the differential description, can have monumental consequences.

However, detractors and supporters of fossil fuels suggest that it is the orbital equations and the cycles of nutation and precession of the Earth that are responsible for the temperature changes observed today. This however is disproven by the CO2 ice core recovery at Vostok. What is happening is likely a combination of orbital mechanics and anthropogenic addition to the sensitive relations of the greenhouse gases controlling temperature. Methane is also dangerous, perhaps more so than CO2. Pollution and acid rain are also concerns. What is happening is the slow destruction of the planet's atmosphere.

Solutions exist. Conservation, EVs, fusion, and alternative energy can replace toxic greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon sequestration technology like COF-999 will help reduce greenhouse CO2. What is needed is a recognition of the problem from all parties, nations, and people, and then a concerted effort to stop the human induced effects of climate change.