The Urgency Derives From The Nearness Of

Injection Of Environmental And Political Perspectives In Midstream Of The Science Discussion Cannot Help The Process Of Inquiry. I Believe That Persons With Relevant Scientific Expertise Should Concentrate, With Pride, On Cool Objective Analysis, Providing Information To The Public And Decision-makers When It Is Found, But Leaving The Moral Implications For Later Common Consideration, Or At Most For Summary Inferential Discussion.

In View Of The Immense Power Of Natural Weather And Climate Fluctuations And The Great Buffering Capacity Of The Earth, Especially The Ocean, It Is Easy To Be Skeptical About Whether Small Anthropogenic Changes Of Atmospheric Composition Can Have Important Practical Impacts.

The Democratic Process Is Supposed To Be One Person One Vote, But It Turns Out That Money Is Talking Louder Than The Votes.

The Scientific Excitement In Comparing Theory With Data, And Developing Some Understanding Of Global Changes That Are Occurring, Is What Makes All The Other Stuff Worth It.

Recent Warming Coincides With Rapid Growth Of Human-made Greenhouse Gases. The Observed Rapid Warming Gives Urgency To Discussions About How To Slow Greenhouse Gas Emissions.