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In the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," physicist and electrical engineer Rodney McInnis discusses his tool, GHG Lab, which aims to provide more accurate computations of the greenhouse gas effect on Earth's temperature. McInnis expresses concern over the lack of precision and shifting estimates in reports from organizations like the IPCC and believes these inaccuracies contribute to costly and restrictive mitigation actions. He created GHG Lab as a defensive tool for industries and individuals, offering educational and fun experiments to explore greenhouse gas effects. McInnis shares his background in semiconductor physics and explains the importance of simplicity in problem-solving using the example of determining a processor's power consumption. He then discusses the concept of total scattering in the context of greenhouse gases and the Earth's energy budget, using analogies to illustrate the concept. McInnis also emphasizes the importance of accurately modeling greenhouse gas absorption coefficients and critiques the climate change industry for not dealing with detailed absorption spectrums. He shares his experience creating simulation tools and applies it to developing GHG Lab, which includes eight fitting parameters for expert users to input preferences and conduct sensitivity analyses. The tool aims to provide accurate temperature change calculations and help users understand the impact of greenhouse gases on the environment. McInnis also discusses experimental results from the GHG Lab software and debunks common climate change industry claims, encouraging a dialogue between opposing camps regarding greenhouse gases and their impact on the environment.

00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis introduces himself as a physicist and electrical engineer with a background in semiconductor physics. He explains that he has created a tool called GHG Lab to compute the greenhouse gas effect on Earth's temperature with greater precision and accuracy. McInnis expresses concern over the lack of precision and shifting estimates in reports from organizations like the IPCC, which predict dangerously high temperatures from rising greenhouse gases. He believes that these inaccuracies in the science and computational models contribute to costly and restrictive mitigation actions. GHG Lab was created to defend industries and individuals by providing accurate computations for the effect of rising greenhouse gases on temperature. The tool is also an educational and fun resource, allowing users to conduct their own "what if" greenhouse gas experiments. McInnis shares that his views on climate change have shifted over the years, from believing in the good faith of scientists to becoming skeptical and annoyed with alarmism. His inspiration for creating GHG Lab came from a video of a 1985 Congress presentation where a scientist assured Congress that greenhouse gas effects were well understood and could be calculated accurately. McInnis, who had a limited understanding of greenhouse gases at the time, became obsessed with finding clear information on the web to calculate temperature rise for greenhouse gas level rise.
00:05:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses his research on greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the temperature calculation. He explains that he has assembled 12 pieces of a puzzle to accurately compute temperature change for a change in GHG levels and plans to present this information in a non-technical way using analogies. McInnis also identifies seven significant climate change industry flaws in physics and modeling, which he will tag as "ccif" in the presentation. He plans to show experimental results of GHG Lab and explain its validation and accuracy, highlighting dramatic differences between IPCC predictions and GHG Lab computations. McInnis mentions two major climate change industry flaws in modeling: the assumption that CO2 is the only effect causing temperature rise during the Industrial Revolution, and the use of a suspect temperature record with questionable data adjustments and ignoring urbanization development around temperature monitoring stations. He recommends the work of Tony Heller for further information on debunking weather event claims and pointing out significant flaws in the temperature record.
00:10:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses the importance of simplicity in problem-solving, using his experience of determining a processor's power consumption as an example. He explains that two camps have emerged regarding greenhouse gases and climate change, with some denying any effect and others acknowledging but disputing the severity. McInnis then shares a lesson he learned 25 years ago about the value of simplicity in problem-solving, using the example of measuring a processor's power consumption. Despite not being able to directly measure the power, McInnis found a way to create a known thermal disturbance at the processor die to characterize the system and determine the power consumption. The takeaway lesson was that a complicated modeling problem was solved by realizing a simplicity and creating a new method. McInnis plans to explain the puzzle pieces of accurately computing the greenhouse gas effect for temperature change in the next section.
00:15:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses the concept of total scattering in the context of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and their impact on Earth's energy budget. He explains that as infrared light travels through the atmosphere, it interacts with various GHGs, which absorb the energy and release it as infrared radiation in random directions, leading to scattering. McInnis uses the analogy of driving in thick fog to illustrate total scattering, where the light from an approaching car is completely scattered, making the opposite lane appear dark. The third piece of the puzzle was finding the detailed absorption spectrums for each GHG, which led McInnis to build an integrated greenhouse gas coefficient spectrum using data from the HITRAN database. The fourth and final piece of the puzzle will be discussed in the next few slides, focusing on the Earth system and the role of GHGs in intercepting and returning black body infrared energy to space.
00:20:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis explains the rules for calculating the global greenhouse effect using a non-technical analogy of water pumps and pipes in the Earth system. According to McInnis, the only sources of outer spacebound full spectrum black body radiation are Earth's surface and cloud tops, and only greenhouse gases absorb this radiation. Greenhouse gas absorption captures the radiation and only greenhouse gas emission controls the release of some of that captured energy back into space. McInners uses the analogy of water pumps and pipes to illustrate this concept. The sun is the primary pump, with most water reaching the ground as W1, but some is captured in the atmosphere as W2. The water leaving the Earth system from the ground as W3 is tapped, and some of it stays in the Earth system as W5, which is analogous to the absorption part of the greenhouse effect. The water leaving the Earth system from the cloud tops as W4 is also tapped, and some water stays in the air system as W6. This greenhouse gas absorption causes pumps two and three to need to push more water to maintain equilibrium, resulting in Earth's temperature rising. McInnes emphasizes that internal modeling of energy transfer is not productive and that calculators are used to maintain energy balance, just as hikers use calculators to maintain energy throughout their hike. He also explains that the Earth doesn't heat itself and that the absorbed outer spacebound infrared radiation has a return efficiency. McInnes shares two serendipitous discoveries that helped him understand the concept of the greenhouse effect: the first was that only 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions go to outer space, and the second was that the Earth's surface does not absorb 50% of the emissions, but rather the absorption occurs in the lower atmosphere.
00:25:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses his research on greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the importance of accurately modeling their absorption coefficients. He explains how he extracted high-trend data for each GHG and integrated absorption coefficients into a single blend for greenhouse gas levels. McInnis then criticizes the climate change industry for not dealing with detailed absorption spectrums and adds that water vapor, which is often claimed to amplify CO2's effect, actually reduces its effectiveness due to overlapping absorption bands. He also emphasizes the importance of graphing the combined absorption coefficients for observational checking and explains how water vapor takes care of the region between 20 microns and 100 microns, leading to a 10% rise in temperature as GHG levels increase. McInnis also discusses the need to account for other GHGs besides CO2 and calculates the temperature rise by GHGs for the rest of the century using trend data and experimental curves.
00:30:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," McInnis discusses his experience creating a simulation tool using Excel to solve complex equations for a network of low voltage LED lights. He applies this experience to developing a tool called GHG Lab to accurately calculate temperature change and solve the puzzle of integrating high trend data for greenhouse gases (GHGs). McInnis also shares a lesson learned from his work on digital semiconductor simulations in the 80s, emphasizing the importance of centering simulations and allowing for sensitivity analysis and fitting parameters to ensure accurate results. GHG Lab includes eight fitting parameters, five of which allow expert users to input their preferences and conduct sensitivity analyses. The tool aims to provide accurate temperature change calculations and help users understand the impact of GHGs on the environment.
00:35:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis explains the workings of GHG Lab, a tool used to calculate the greenhouse gas (GHG) effect. He discusses three fitting parameters used in the calculation: pathlink, cloud top, and power retain. The pathlink parameter accounts for emissions coming off the Earth at different elevations, while the cloud top parameter compensates for the deviation from assuming all emissions originate from the Earth's surface. The power retain parameter is a slight deviation from the 50% factor, which has to do with Earth's curvature and the level at which photons launch from. McInnis also mentions the possibility of co-authoring papers with those who have peer-reviewed the climate physics and modeling. He then goes on to describe the input and output of the GHG Lab calculation, which involves comparing the known values of Earth's temperature and GHG levels (input A) with the changes (input B). The tool calculates the power absorbed in each input, and 50% of that power is retained while the other 50% goes to outer space. The temperature of input B is then adjusted until equilibrium is reached, simulating the greenhouse effect. The calculation's precision is down to 100ths of a degree Celsius, and the accuracy of convergence is two 100ths of a degree Celsius. The GHG Lab calculation resulted in a 34.78% absorption rate when all GHG levels were set to zero, which McInnis found reassuring as it matched the result from a different method in science. He sets the absolute accuracy of GHG Lab to plus or minus 10%, and the latest version of the tool is 2.4.
00:40:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," McInnis discusses the experimental results from the GHG Lab software, which is used to analyze greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their impact on temperature rise. He explains that the default values for some esoteric FPS (Fuel Processing Systems) in the lab may not be updated for months, as the slight discrepancies are not materially significant. McInnis then shares some interesting experimental results, including the impact of water (H2O) on CO2 emissions and temperature rise. He clarifies that the copyright on the tool refers to the software and UI, not the use of unedited clipboard images. McInnis also discusses the uncertainty of H2O ppmv changes for temperature changes and introduces the "double pass" button in the calculator, which calculates the first temperature change and adjusts the RH to match the initial temperature. He concludes that the claims made by the climate change industry regarding 1 to 1 A2 degree temperature rise are either caused by other temperature effects, measure error, or a combination of both, and their equilibrium climate sensitivity has significant error. Using trend data for the three GHGs, McInnis estimates that the greenhouse effect will contribute a 0.21-degree Celsius influence on Earth's temperature, with other effects combining to determine whether Earth's temperature goes up or down.
00:45:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses the impact of greenhouse gases (GHGs), specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), on temperature rise. He explains that the temperature increase from adding CO2 from 0 parts per million (ppm) to 10 ppm is significant (4.01°C), but the change in temperature when adding CO2 to 421 ppm is minimal (0.03°C). McInnis uses the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Lab tool to demonstrate these findings and encourages a dialogue between two opposing camps regarding GHGs and their impact on the environment. He also discusses the potential for quick experiments using the tool to explore the effects of different GHG concentrations and timeframes.
00:50:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis demonstrates the use of the GHG Lab tool in Microsoft Excel to analyze the effect of doubling greenhouse gases (GHGs) on temperature. He shows that the percentage of total scatter in the data is similar for two different GHG scenarios, with 78.5% for the first and 79.4% for the second. McInnis then discusses the lack of precision in climate change models, which can generate unnecessary fear and attention. He cites a calculation by Dr. Haer that shows a doubling of CO2 independent of other gases results in a temperature increase of 0.80 degrees Celsius, which is closer to the actual answer than IPCC models. McInnis then challenges the common understanding of the greenhouse effect on Venus, suggesting that adiabatic compression in a dense atmosphere may explain Venus's high surface temperature instead of the greenhouse effect. He performs a calculation using the adiabatic compression equation and suggests that nitrogen, a non-greenhouse gas, would result in an even higher temperature for Venus's surface if the same pressures were applied.
00:55:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses his use of the GHG Lab tool to calculate greenhouse gas effects, specifically comparing Earth and Venus. He explains that Venus has about one-third the greenhouse warming effect as Earth and refutes the idea that Venus is an example of a runaway greenhouse effect in the present tense. McInnis also encourages scientists and engineers to review his physics and modeling and provides instructions on how to use the GHG Lab tool. He warns about the need to activate macros and the potential for viruses, suggesting using an older machine for the trial. McInnis then shares his perspective on three recent "wolf cries" or alarmist claims about climate change, debunking the idea that waste heat will boil away the oceans and questioning the IPCC's prediction of a high temperature rise from greenhouse gases. He argues that plants and animals adapt to temperature changes and that the difference in temperature between the equator and the North Pole results in a 0.7 C change for every degree of latitude.

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In the "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214" YouTube video, McInnis discusses his motivation for creating GHG Lab, a tool designed to challenge what he sees as unfounded claims in the climate change industry. He shares his perspective on the impact of greenhouse gases on the Arctic and the potential consequences for industries like oil and gas, agriculture, and automotive. McInnis expresses skepticism towards the use of halflife as a measure of greenhouse gas potency and criticizes fear-mongering in climate science. He reflects on his experiences with peer review journals during his graduate studies and shares his concerns about the accuracy and effectiveness of the process. Despite his reservations, McInnis expresses a desire to test the peer review process further and shares a personal story about the negative impact of business competition.

01:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," McInnis discusses his motivation for developing GHG Lab, a tool aimed at refuting what he sees as baseless claims in the climate change industry. He explains that the Arctic's annual zone of free thaw cycles will only shift north by 7 miles for every tenth of a degree increase in temperature, and that GHG Lab predicts warming from greenhouse gases will push this zone 14 miles north by 2075. McInnis believes that industries like oil and gas, agriculture, and automotive have been unfairly targeted by climate change narratives and that GHG Lab's accurate results could strengthen their defenses against these claims. He encourages audience members with connections to these industries to help spread the word and provides examples of how the tool can refute misguided science in agriculture. McInnis concludes by expressing his belief that they can win the "relay race" for preserving freedom and human progress by working together and sharing accurate information.
01:05:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis discusses the concept of an overshoot in population growth and its relation to greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as nitrous oxide and methane. He expresses skepticism towards the use of halflife as a measure of GHG potency and criticizes what he perceives as fear-mongering regarding the impact of these gases on the environment. McInnis also shares his perspective on the accuracy of temperature predictions and the role of tools like GHG Lab in facilitating research and understanding of climate science. He mentions his own experience with calculating climate data and the challenges of accessing peer-reviewed papers without institutional access.
01:10:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214," Rodney McInnis shares his experiences with peer review journals during his graduate studies in the 1980s. He was impressed with the collaborative efforts of industries working together to solve a real industrial problem, but was disappointed to find that many papers contained incorrect measurements and modeling. McInnis believes that this was due to ineffective peer review rather than corruption. He shares that he was shocked to find that only four out of the hundred and some papers he reviewed had it right. Despite his reservations about the peer review process, McInnis expresses his curiosity about testing it with researchers who have been published in those journals and have since been rejected. He also shares a personal story about how the cancellation of a national trade show due to a competitor, Co, negatively impacted his friend's startup company and left him with a grudge against the company.