Fossil fuels, climate change, and the vital role of CO2 plays in thriving people and plants on planet earth

Authors

Ganapathy SHANMUGAMFollow

DOI

bulletinofmre.1349959

Abstract

A rigorous examination of empirical data confirms the fact that there is no threat from CO₂ to People. Fossil Fuels (i.e., Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal) are the underpinning of modern living in the 21st century and that CO₂ is essential for the thriving of both People and Plants. The geologic record shows that the Earth’s climate has always been changing naturally during the past 600 million years in terms CO₂ and temperature, without CO₂ emissions from Fossil Fuels by humans. A plot of CO₂ vs. Temperature for the last 600 million years shows basically no correlation for most of this time (Berner, 2004; Scotese et al., 2021). If the Net-Zero CO₂ policy were to be implemented in 2050, large numbers of people would die and the modern human civilization would come to a sudden halt, and humans left alive would have to revert back to the lifestyles of the Neanderthals. A climate-change model for 200 years (1900-2100) is proposed based on four basic parameters, namely, CO₂, Temperature, Population, and GDP (gross domestic product) per capita. In this model, calculations based on the Max Planck’s Curve by Van Wijngaarden and Happer (2020), an increase in Temperature by 2100 would be trivial even if CO₂ is nearly doubled in value to 800 ppm. The CO₂ in the atmosphere helps not only to modulate the Earth’s Temperature suitable for human survival, but also to enhance Global Greening.

Recommended Citation

SHANMUGAM, Ganapathy (2024) "Fossil fuels, climate change, and the vital role of CO2 plays in thriving people and plants on planet earth," Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration: Vol. 2024: Iss. 175, Article 9.