While the usual proponents of climate change claim carbon dioxide is a pollutant warming the planet, the CO2 Coalition came to an entirely different scientific conclusion in their report for the State of Texas.
Various scientific data from various sources were analyzed in this report, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and reports published in peer-reviewed journals.
Based on these data, the Coalition arrived at the following key findings:
- The temperature in Texas has shown no unprecedented or unusual warming, despite increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Recent temperatures in Texas are similar to those found more than 100 years ago.
- The annual number of 100 °F days in Texas has an overall decreasing trend.
- Texas has had a modest increase of 0.0245 inches per year of precipitation during 1850–2023, which means that Texas is in no immediate danger of becoming drier.
- Droughts in Texas are not becoming more severe or numerous.
- Tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods are not becoming more frequent in Texas.
- Sea-level rise and coastal subsidence are not threatening or inundating the Texan coast.
- Wildfires are not becoming more frequent or severe in the United States.
- Air quality in the United States is generally good and getting better.
- Agriculture in Texas is thriving.
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) is essential and beneficial for life on Earth, as CO2 greens the Earth and more CO2 allows plants to grow bigger, produce more food and better resist drought.
The Coalition concluded: “The evidence presented here is clear: there is no climate crisis in Texas. Not only is CO2 beneficial, but it is essential for life on Earth. Therefore, any measures for combating a purported climate crisis and for reducing CO2 emissions are not only unnecessary and costly but would also cause considerable harm to agriculture with no benefit.”
The CO2 Coalition is a scientific organization dedicated to providing facts, resources and analysis about climate change and the vital role carbon dioxide plays in our environment.
