Ever get annoyed by denial of climate science?
You know that 97%+ of climate scientists agree that climate change is human caused yet you still hear people arguing that:
- “Climate has always changed” or
- “But CO2 only makes up a tiny fraction of the atmosphere”
And struggle to know how to counter?
My name is John, a history teacher and joining me in this brand new podcast series ‘Countering Climate Skepticism’ is my old secondary school classmate Mark the climate researcher.
Together we aim to provide you the layperson with foundational knowledge about the Earth’s climate such that you can identify and respond to the dizzying array of denial arguments you find out there!
Email us on: ccspod280@gmail.com
Listeners Josh and Rob pose questions about the projected death toll from climate change and the potential impact of a carbon tax, prompting hosts JOHN and SOMEONE ELSE to explore complex issues.
26 Jan 2025
Ep17 - SUMMARY of the ENTIRE SERIES!
Host John Smith debunks climate skepticism by explaining how CO2 acts as a thermostat, driving temperature changes that influence water vapor levels in this series summary interview.
20 Jan 2025
Ep16 - Q&A number2
Host Mark Maslin and guest [Guest Name] discuss assigning responsibility for climate change, exploring global contributions and solutions in this interview.
10 Jan 2025
Ep15 - Ziggurat6(b) - But we're all doomed!
Host Dr. Katharine Hayhoe interviews climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann about confronting climate doomism and understanding the nuances of climate change denial.
11 Jul 2024
Ep14 - Q&A number1
Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] about understanding past climates and effective government climate action.
29 Apr 2024
Ep12 - Ziggurat 6(a) - But we can't wreck the economy!
Host Mark and guest Dieter Helm discuss the economic arguments against climate action, exploring whether coordinated international policy is essential for progress.
25 Mar 2024
Ep11 - But technology will save us!
Host Dr. Katharine Hayhoe interviews climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann about whether technological advancements alone can solve the climate crisis.
18 Feb 2024
Ep10 - Jordan Peterson, climate contrarian or merely confused?
Mark and John interview Jordan Peterson, dissecting his climate change arguments to reveal the clarity or confusion behind his views.
28 Jan 2024
Ep9 - But the benefits of a warming climate....
Host Roger Harrabin interviews Matt Ridley, exploring the perceived benefits of a warming climate and debunking common climate skepticism arguments.
14 Jan 2024
Ep8 - The impacts will be minimal!
Host [Host Name] interviews Climate Scientist [Guest Name] about the minimal impact claims of climate skeptics, revealing the reality of observed and projected climate change effects.
31 Dec 2023
Why so much climate denial/skepticism anyway?
The world is imperilled, yet many are STILL questioning the science.
Are you in a dream?
No, reality appears to be stranger than fiction.
Hence the question: Why so much denial/skepticism anyway?
By the end of this episode, you should have some idea!
Happy new year dear listeners!
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SHOWNOTES:
@10.30 - Neil De Grass Tyson - Cosmos Episode 7. Clair Patterson vs Leaded petrol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clean_Room
@20 - small oceans and atmospheres
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dxa8a7CaVKQUtH6YwVZ2hhBo5HLnbdcbVoVwnLoyE6A/edit?usp=sharing
@26.33 - Climate change: ‘You almost couldn’t design a problem that is a worse fit with our underlying psychology’ essay (by Mike Berners-Lee)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17bA4GNW8biaZ7TQPgt4FSyoxKZah9gDNJRImEfQAGOk/edit?usp=sharing
20 Dec 2023
Ep6 - It’s natural! Part3
Rounding off our recent 3 part series on why it is (unfortunately) us.
Skeptics/denialists have a problems with the CO2 explanation, if they even admit it's increasing then they think it's insignificant. Or if it's significant then its increase is natural. There is much shifting of the goalposts, but no matter, here we explain why they're wrong, wrong and wrong again!
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SHOWNOTES
@10.07 (click through for Methane, N20, temp and sea-level)
https://www.co2levels.org/ (https://www.co2levels.org/)
@12.40 (global network of measurements)
https://gml.noaa.gov/dv/iadv/index.php (https://gml.noaa.gov/dv/iadv/index.php)
@25.05 (CO2 lags temperature graph)
https://skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature-intermediate.htm (https://skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature-intermediate.htm)
@36.00 (ocean acidification graph)
https://skepticalscience.com/ocean-acidification-global-warming.htm (https://skepticalscience.com/ocean-acidification-global-warming.htm)
4 Dec 2023
Ep5 - It’s natural! Part2
You can't go very far in the world of climate denial without hearing that 'It's the sun!' or 'maybe it's volcanoes!'
After today's episode you should be able to pulverise any denial arguments (arguments not the people making them!) of these sort that come your way. How very satisfying!
Enjoy!
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SHOWNOTES - COMING BEFORE THE END OF TODAY
@10.20 Bloomberg article
What's warming the world.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mpw1E4uXoTmh9EDBG51EN1hFAoxGc0A__-Xm7Lj3E3o/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mpw1E4uXoTmh9EDBG51EN1hFAoxGc0A__-Xm7Lj3E3o/edit?usp=sharing)
@15.05 - Graph of stratospheric cooling (slide 29)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mDpMWQoZORHaJC-qyy41zGyUn1SXCSC7UYlfOE89zJI/edit#slide=id.g275cfd8b43a_0_33
@49.50 - dilution of carbon 13
https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#c13 (https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#c13)
@53:43 - dilution of carbon 14
https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#c14 (https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#c14)
@56.35 - Oxygen dropping
https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#oxygen (https://skepticalscience.com/anthrocarbon-brief.html#oxygen)
@01:01:00 - The Clean Kilo
www.thecleankilo.co.uk
13 Nov 2023
Ep4 - It’s natural! Part1
On to Level 2 of the ziggurat!
The skeptics admit the climate is warming (How very reasonable of them), but...It isn't humanity, no of course not.
Episode 1 of 3. Enjoy!
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SHOWNOTES!
@14.21 - Skeptical science
https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php (https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php)
@26.44 - This episode uses slide 2 of the following to look at the near, middle and distant climate past:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yH83k5YuhU7sdq0adnZRRz0vsClK_izY/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yH83k5YuhU7sdq0adnZRRz0vsClK_izY/view)
@52.30, @54.33 @01.04.33 - Bloomberg article
What's warming the world.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mpw1E4uXoTmh9EDBG51EN1hFAoxGc0A__-Xm7Lj3E3o/edit?usp=sharing
29 Oct 2023
Ep3 - The world may not be warming... - Part2
Surely no one's still arguing the world isn't warming, and even if they are, surely it can be covered in 1 podcast! Well sorry to have to break it to you but, they are, and it can't! :D :D
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SHOWNOTES
This episode continues to use the powerpoint:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yH83k5YuhU7sdq0adnZRRz0vsClK_izY/view (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yH83k5YuhU7sdq0adnZRRz0vsClK_izY/view)
@37.28 - Skeptical science
https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php
22 Oct 2023
Ep2 - The world may not be warming... - Part1
Either a classic from the climate denial playbook or merely just the most boneheaded. Despite the enormous weight of evidence that the world is warming, the deniers seem to know better. Just what is it they know that the rest of us sheeple don't?
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SHOWNOTES:
(@35.00)
IPCC data on climate
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yH83k5YuhU7sdq0adnZRRz0vsClK_izY/view?usp=sharing
15 Oct 2023
What is the ’Climate Denial Ziggurat’ in our logo?
Since we keep (or will keep) banging on about the climate denial ziggurat as a way of getting a bird's eye view on climate change denial, we thought it sensible to do a special episode on it, just so you know what we're on about. Enjoy!
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SHOWNOTES!
@4.00 - skeptical science
https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php (https://skepticalscience.com/argument.php)
@5.24 - small oceans and atmospheres
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dxa8a7CaVKQUtH6YwVZ2hhBo5HLnbdcbVoVwnLoyE6A/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dxa8a7CaVKQUtH6YwVZ2hhBo5HLnbdcbVoVwnLoyE6A/edit?usp=sharing)
@20.45 - What 1-5 degrees of warming means
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15mcbYoi1_-uBiAFb3G9VdivpjlWWFqSYb3FnhOboM2Q/edit?usp=sharing
@37 - Kurzgesagt fossil fuel doomism strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw)
(Especially after 11 mins into the video)
8 Oct 2023
Ep1 - Less than half of 0.1%!!!
Hello and welcome to our Countering Climate Skepticism podcast!
We introduce ourselves, the podcast before discussing what the term 'climate', 'climate skeptic' means.
We then discuss the 'climate denial ziggurat' as a way of understanding climate change denial
before dealing with our 1st climate skeptic argument.
Many thanks for joining us!
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Shownotes:
@37mins - Ziggurat
1: The climate may not be warming;
2: but if it is, this is probably due to natural variation;
3: but if that is not the case, the amount of warming is probably not significant;
4: but if it is, the benefits should outweigh the disadvantages;
5: but if they don't, technology should be able to solve problems as they arise;
6: but if it can't, we shouldn't wreck the economy to fix the problem
@1hour2min2 - Kurzgesagt videos on climate change, your 1 stop shop for good quality knowledge on climate change and will only take about an hour of your life to watch these tremendously entertaining videos!
7 - 2022-04-05 - We WILL Fix Climate Change! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLxgMdjyw8uw%26fbclid%3DIwAR3ApyEmmhQnGg0p44ir7zJzFXzeSjDMjoPEubr1VotMCdXeiiyf-Hr2cBE&h=AT0iUrP_syI6tWhjhzXdvyr4Hydk3itm69VSrJgaDcvoTr6_a0Lv715qddh28_JC1XFe4ldRd_ABNuIdJetEUKtRKDpcOb8QhSFA9fU9xioin3adZHu9WqniVTgTwF3Nr8q_W9g&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
6 - 2021-11-30 - Is Meat Really that Bad? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Hq8eVOMHs (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF1Hq8eVOMHs%26fbclid%3DIwAR2NuYVElw6KgOwwnAQ2he_2YI0XO8JqjS0TB8LYbat7RS-2ExBN0ZLukbE&h=AT0E_1bh9hrHje5zq6oxNwY1CHh988jRFbz2QlvnG6xpRZbiECH5SclJxR0lD7IcWDsGUVgoaxt63MmFpA2Bix4FMWxDt-D5cBWrUEH5nccbIv6-Z32VjCmJLqiXuiW2mIDRsJs&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
5 - 2021-09-22 - Can YOU Fix Climate Change? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiw6_JakZFc (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dyiw6_JakZFc%26fbclid%3DIwAR1EEMEcfAA0hN_B88fN5hFRJrlZgT1XZb4dAv2nOgg4qgBo6XG8cHDD4qQ&h=AT30Bi60mIru6x5QpSVHe8eV32EzutHO8cUa7YUqhTxaL3DSZkFfRZ4LxeNjkuNZPy5uqYzEnSXC5n-UfvdHeVOIbpkbFZmtzLQzZXxlkzIg2vwv_5bS9GzPYM6-y9qTkXrozZI&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
4 - 2021-04-13 - Do we Need Nuclear Energy to Stop Climate Change? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAemz1v7dQ (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEhAemz1v7dQ%26fbclid%3DIwAR076mgsmgb4eOXm6yDMHlhWl_fcSSpBX40RrrdxP1oq4rA-iHxiFzk0v-w&h=AT2qfHZiTuKcomCJPIfzTRyCT-Bv8qqBzSNPki9afj3yFrC27dwkSfc-NHz4BWjRhgURsKZdSLBAqN7lerVtpXY2igY3JY0kxNsjtiwUfGKr5Au4R1lWpKl0Is353kgzPX0MPnM&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
3 - 2020-10-27 - Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Do - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSu5sXmsur4 (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdSu5sXmsur4%26fbclid%3DIwAR076mgsmgb4eOXm6yDMHlhWl_fcSSpBX40RrrdxP1oq4rA-iHxiFzk0v-w&h=AT1LlfUU2S6xd79e_e-ZxLfEmI8IObVAvIDnamyRHy925dD7zFR4-sp3MpwUxuQ2fzMWoLdg1SUuDP294F-AaM6v_jiDDKRXXuVwpvBWxWzPGtuyzzDi2qO8Q5r0-PMxgtkPz0Y&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
2 - 2020-09-29 - Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbR-5mHI6bo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbR-5mHI6bo&fbclid=IwAR1CP1aaguIZ9QZH7C2Nobklfosr5iFHq88Zp7Sqw8JHnucAvY-pteMfwec)
1 - 2020-06-21 - Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipVxxxqwBQw (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DipVxxxqwBQw%26fbclid%3DIwAR0sRJSYMFQcRtG7QZEBqsddFAPW5eg5dW3BxItFNxon-szvPevn6Jr2Hmw&h=AT0CSwPSVWPLVOZSSRFlwj-hT6f_j2y0p07RAezphOjIhhZDnLBRnIKCELobFdpM9D-mdOEkWFhRMZjEUaHoTSq-MIHlpb-VsivtHtWQrtYdC333oAHwIkZlKwdzy6DnZVsrpCs&__tn__=-UK-R%5D-R&c%5B0%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg&c%5B1%5D=AT0LqvTpGs7kqAozdXfOzODeA4qHVIslAR-11nQ02U6ymkvX9eYsxL7cbX-PglGLBnC3yTILsSYzU71tca6JLW4U7jsab68Q7x3H8h2wdvIbcrJFuVNQYBwZd3ISL5ayUxA2aAoBYfFTHqjgdVg2O9wEgUYrxfTSWveF64Mg0GGg-YPjkR3DCg)
2 Oct 2023
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