1) Carbon intensity and GHG reduction is not the same thing. Carbon intensity ties the changing climate to economics while GHG reductions deal with the changing climate as an independent entity, not as a subset of economy. So, instead of assisting in risk assessment, carbon intensity fosters propaganda. This is good because:
A. Economics is as important as the climate
B. Economics impact your trust fund and climate does not
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has developed a series of worldwide “Weather Reports” for the year 2050 to highlight our future and bring attention to the changing climate.
I support their efforts. I also believe they do not go far enough in their reports. So, as you might expect, The Climatebull has its own version. (For those of you not up on the latest technology for communication in 2050, I will provide a text translation as well as source.)
According to numerous sources, methane has been a captive of our cooler climate locked up inside hydrate molecules, stuck deep in the ocean, or imprisoned in the permafrost for millenniums. Buried deep in the mud and slime, sequestered in hydrates–a molecular prison with little opportunity for escape–methane had little opportunity for freedom until anthropogenic forcing of the radiative balance added energy to the planet. An event nurtured by regressive industries.