Climate data feeling the heat | Lorrie Goldstein | Toronto Sun

Problem is, there are huge policy implications for the public right now if it turns out natural factors are having a greater influence on climate than previously believed.

This would call into question the value of government carbon pricing schemes such as cap-and-trade and carbon taxes, as well as the massive public subsidization of green energy.

Particularly since to date, none of them has significantly lowered greenhouse gas emissions, much less cooled the planet.