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Charles Shore commented on Contact 2018-04-08 13:01:06 -07004/8/2108
Mr. Wollersheim:
Thank you so much for your highly elucidating work, Climageddon. You have certainly mastered the art of explaining complex scientific principles in basic English. I was particularly enlightened by your discussion of the cascading nature of tipping points, and am encouraged by the idea of targeting key players who would most effectively convey the message.
However, I did have some concerns about several points. I hope that you will consider these issues in the spirit of constructive criticisms.
1) In general, the book is too lengthy and repetitious. I believe that a condensed version, without features such as the Chapter Overviews, would have greater impact.
2) Your statements regarding IPCC underestimations, on pages 188-189, are somewhat misleading. For example, in IPCC Scenario 2, the Agency indicates that the 3⁰ rise will occur by 2100. You further state that “At the 40% underestimation level, we will reach 4.2⁰ Celsius (7.5⁰ Fahrenheit) about 34 years sooner than they predict – at about 2066”. Yet you’re comparing the IPCC’s 3⁰ rise with your 4.2⁰ rise. Under your scenario, the time to reach a 3⁰ rise would be much sooner (based on a rough interpolation, I estimate that the 3⁰ scenario would play out around 2045).
3) You make no mention of effects of population changes on your scenario. Are you assuming that the global population will continue to grow exponentially, reaching 10 billion around 2050? This assumption may not hold if massive numbers of climate-induced deaths occur. Under that scenario, the climate problem may become somewhat alleviated, as fewer individuals are emitting heat energy.
4) Although you provide a comprehensive list of actionable items (Part 2, Chapter 3), I saw little discussion of how to successfully complete some of those actions. For example, I found no details on how to electrify our transportation system in 10 years. This complex project, which would require a confluence of engineering, political, and economic skills, is essential in fighting destabilization. Perhaps you thought that these types of implementation details are beyond the scope of the current work.
I am a retired toxicologist, environmental scientist, and GIS Analyst who, since retirement, has been actively involved with several climate groups. I’ve found your approach to be the best fit for me, and am eager to get started. Is the Project Manager position still available? If so, please send me some further information on it, and I’ll be glad to provide detailed credentials.
Cordially,
Charles O. Shore, MS
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