TITLE:
The Real Origin of Climate Change and the Feasibilities of Its Mitigation
AUTHORS:
Thomas Allmendinger
KEYWORDS:
IR-Absorption of Gases, Thermal Radiation of Gases, Solar Absorption Coefficient of Coloured Bodies, Albedo, Temperature Measurements
JOURNAL NAME:
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences,
Vol.13 No.3,
July
12,
2023
ABSTRACT: The actual treatise represents a synopsis of six important previous
contributions of the author, concerning atmospheric physics and climate change.
Since this issue is influenced by politics like no other, and since the
greenhouse-doctrine with CO2 as the culprit in climate change is
predominant, the respective theory has to be outlined, revealing its flaws and
inconsistencies. But beyond that, the author’s own contributions are focused
and deeply discussed. The most eminent one concerns the discovery of the
absorption of thermal radiation by gases, leading to warming-up, and implying a
thermal radiation of gases which depends on their pressure. This delivers the
final evidence that trace gases such as CO2 don’t have any influence
on the behaviour of the atmosphere, and thus on climate. But the most useful
contribution concerns the method which enables to determine the solar
absorption coefficient βs of coloured opaque plates. It delivers the
foundations for modifying materials with respect to their capability of climate mitigation. Thereby, the
main influence is due to the colouring, in particular of roofs which should be
painted, preferably light-brown (not white, from aesthetic reasons). It must be
clear that such a drive for brightening-up the World would be the only chance
of mitigating the climate, whereas the greenhouse doctrine, related to CO2,
has to be abandoned. However, a global climate model with forecasts cannot be
aspired to since this problem is too complex, and since several climate zones
exist.