Fleming R.J. The Rise and Fall of the Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climate Change

New York: Springer, 2020. — 181 p.This book provides a complete review of the role of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere and reveals detailed information about the subject of climate change. Many different science disciplines are visited and discussed and each area is introduced with a brief summary written to appeal to a broader audience. The logic of CO2 involvement in changing the climate is investigated from every perspective: reviewing the historical data record of Ice Ages with vast ice sheets, noting the interglacial periods of little or no ice, examining in further detail the 20th century data record and evaluating the radiation role of CO2 in the atmosphere. The radiation calculations, using the appropriate equations and data are reviewed in great detail. The results of this review and examination reveal no role of CO2 in any change of the Earth’s climate.List of Figures
List of TablesCreation of the UniverseCO2 and Climate Change in the Early AtmosphereAtmospheric Weather VariabilityCO2 and Climate Change: 250 BC Through to 1850 ADArrhenius, Angström and PlanckModern Warming and the 35-Year Cool Period WithinThe Debate Builds Despite the Evidence
CO2 Climate Theory Becomes a Political Tool
The Tide Begins to TurnThe Irrigation System of Planet EarthThe Source of the Earth´s Thermal Blanket and Energy Balance
Earth´s Energy Budget
Entropy ChangeH2O and CO2 in the Radiation Package
Summary of This Important ChapterThe Solar Influence on Climate Change
The Solar Wind and the Sun´s Magnetic Field
Sunspot Variability
Motion of the Sun About the Solar System Center of Mass
Earth´s Major Ice AgesThe Important Value of CO2Future Research on Climate and Energy Issues
Future Research on Other Climate Change Issues
Future Energy Related ActionsSummary and Concern About the Future?
The Future?Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C (Quantifying the Three Forces)
Appendix D (Radiation Details)
Appendix E (Svensmark´s Success)