Introductory Paper on Paradigm Shift Should We Change Emphasis in Greenhouse-Effect Research?

Arthur Rörsch
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Energy & Environment, 2010, vol. 21, issue 4, 165-169

Abstract: A paradigm is a set of scientific and metaphysical beliefs that provide a theoretical framework within which scientific theories can be tested. Replacement of an existing paradigm by another is called a paradigm shift. Most of the following papers in this issue argue that an alternative paradigm is needed for the functioning of the so-called greenhouse effect of the Earth and hence for the explanation of observed climatic change. Some others contest it. The observed coincidence between global warming and rise of CO 2 in the atmosphere over the last century -more accurately measured over the last 30 years of it – need not indicate a causal relationship, and it certainly need not give rise to global catastrophe. An assumed correlation is based on the expectation that the infrared radiation from CO 2 contributes significantly to the greenhouse effect of the Earth. However, irregularities in the trends raise doubts of such a simple causal relationship and, at least, considerable doubt about the magnitude of such an expected effect.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.4.165

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