Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214
Rodney completed a BSc in Physics from the University of New Brunswick and subsequently worked as a research assistant for UNB in a CO2 laser lab before attending University of Toronto on an NSERC scholarship where he completed an MASc in electrical engineering. His graduate work was modeling and simulation of a semiconductor device-physics industrial problem, a solution he later presented at an international modeling and simulation conference in Pittsburg. He has spent over 35 years working in industry in telecom chip design, fiber-optics, computing, and LED lighting. He was involved in modeling and simulation activity for some of the projects he worked on including writing an Excel-based simulator 15 years ago to solve a complex electrical network problem.
In 2022, Rodney took on a personal challenge to see if he could calculate the temperature rise for an increase in GHGs. His interest became an obsession which led to his development of a comprehensive tool he calls GHG Lab that implements his understanding of the GHG physics and a website called Climate Bell to share it with others. Now, anyone even without any physics understanding, can use his GHG Lab tool to compute Earth’s temperature change from a change in GHG levels. The tool has produced interesting and good-news results that he wishes to share with threatened industries so they can defend their interests against unnecessary climate-change mandates. He has also setup an open peer review forum so scientists can publicly comment too.
00:00 Meet Rodney McInnis: A Journey from Physics to Climate Modeling
00:40 Introducing Climate Bell: A New Approach to Greenhouse Gas Modeling
01:31 The Science and Skepticism Behind Climate Bell
01:58 GHG Lab: A Revolutionary Tool for Climate Analysis
03:02 Shifting Perspectives on Climate Change Over 25 Years
03:25 The Making of GHG Lab: From Inspiration to Innovation
04:28 Demystifying the Greenhouse Gas Effect: A Deep Dive
06:04 Puzzle Pieces of Climate Modeling: Building a New Framework
36:13 GHG Lab in Action: Demonstrating Precision in Climate Modeling
41:28 Debunking Climate Change Myths with GHG Lab
42:00 Exploring the Impact of Methane and Nitrous Oxide
42:43 The Complexities of the Water Cycle and Climate Modeling
46:40 Live Demo of GHG Lab: A Deep Dive
51:00 Addressing Climate Change Industry Flaws
52:39 Revisiting Venus: A New Perspective on Greenhouse Effects
56:32 Engaging with the Community: Peer Review and Educational Tools
58:33 Debunking Popular Climate Change Alarms
01:00:50 GHG Lab: A Tool for Change and Education
01:03:16 Final Thoughts and Call to Action
Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/a-novel-engineering-approach-to-precision
Climate Bell’s learning center: https://www.climatebell.org/learn.html
Download GHG Lab: https://www.climatebell.org/calculator.html
Climate Bell’s peer review forum: https://climatebell.createaforum.com/index.php
X: https://twitter.com/ClimateBell
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