A recent study from California says that northern forests contribute to global warming but trapping sunlight under the canopy when covered by snow during the winter. (This reduces the reflection of the sun's energy. This reflection is called albedo, and overall an average of about 30% or so of the solar energy reaching earth is reflected back into space.) The study says that cutting down the northern forests in Canada, Siberia, and Alaska would reduce the Earth's temperature by about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Wow. If that is correct, we don't need to cut carbon dioxide emissions to cool the earth. We cut just cut some trees in the northern forests. That would be a lot easier and involve a lot less expense than destroying the world's economy by draconian reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. Of course it is not a good idea to reduce the temperature by 10 degrees. I'm pretty sure the Canadians would probably not like to see a 10 degree reduction in the local temperature. Generally, human life has been better when it is warmer as opposed to colder. But, it seems like we could just hold this forest cutting in reserve in the unlikely event that average temperature does ramp up at a rapid rate. That could be done a lot faster than reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

I can't help but wonder how this is treated in the GCM's that are used to predict the catastrophic future warming. Do those models show such a fall in temperature if the northern forests were to be cut? Wonder why those in the IPCC are not considering other approaches to temperature reduction than just reduction in carbon dioxide emission? It is uncertain , and in fact unlikely, that reducing carbon dioxide emissions will affect average temperature much. But things like putting more aerosols in the air will definitely work. How do I know that? Because of the history of what happens after a major volcanic eruption. Personally I think it is because the UN, the IPCC, and socialists like the Democrat Party are seeking a rationale for imposing more regulations and reducing individual freedom.