“Arguments and Facts” weekly n ° 42. Supernumber: 152 questions answered 10/20/2021
It is true that the theory of global warming was deliberately invented to strengthen the domination of developed countries and slow down the growth of competing countries, including Russia? What do scientists think?
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The deputy director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics named after Obukhov RAS Vladimir Semionov:
& ndash; There is such an opinion, but it is an illusion. The knowledge of climatologists is based on a great deal of research. The conclusions are that due to the increase in the content of greenhouse gases, mainly СО₂, the planet since the beginning of the twentieth century. warmed by 1.3 °. The first results in the field of greenhouse effect theory date back to the 19th century, at that time there was no politicization of this problem. The most accurate quantitative estimates date from the 1960s and 1970s, when the temperature dropped and there was talk of global cooling.
There is also an opinion that climatologists who talk about the anthropogenic factor are working against the interests of Russia, are doing so for foreign subsidies. And those who declare the error of this assumption, & ndash; patriots. But that's not the case either. We climatologists know what is happening with the climate, we understand the consequences of warming, including for Russia. We are a Nordic country, and in addition to the negative consequences for it, there are also positive consequences. We do not advocate rushing headlong on the rails of “green” energy. We are for the sustainable development of the country, but physics is physics. The causes of climate change should be discussed by experts competent in this field.
