Greenhouse Gas Theory is Dead: Carbon Dioxide Innocent All Along

Written by John O'Sullivan CEO Principia Scientific International on January 31, 2026. Posted in Current News

More proof emerges that the greenhouse gas theory is false – claims carbon dioxide causes global warming is scientifically impossible. Ground-breaking  ‘Slayers‘ book of 16 years ago is confirmed.

In a recent article ‘Why Carbon Dioxide Does Not Cause Warming’ James T. Moodey, who owned a Weights and Measures gas-physics test facility, explains why actual – real world – laboratory tests find CO2 loses heat quickly, discrediting those government-funded academics behind the greenhouse gas theory.

Moodey, like applied scientists at Principia Scientific International, correctly follows the scientific method – a hypothesis needs to be tested in the physical world and it stands or falls in repeated laboratory trials. In short, objective measuring and testing time and again will trump the overly subjective opinion of academic pal review, which is prone to bias and group think. Throwing in half a century’s worth of government funding, virtue signalling and accolades and you understand why the official narrative got so skewed and far removed from reality.

Back in 2010, with my seven other co-authors ( Dr Tim Ball, Dr Claes Johnson, Dr Martin Hertzberg, Dr Charles Anderson, Alan Siddons, Hans Schreuder and Joseph Olson) we shared a deep-seated conviction that the official ‘science’ was created to fit a political agenda; the passage of time seems to have vindicated our position.

For those interested in how the cold hard numbers of applied science beats academic hand-waving every time then reading Moodey’s article demonstrates why the ‘Slayers’ of the greenhouse gas theory will not go away.

As a test, I asked ChatGPT to contrast and compare Moodey’s paper and his book The Ladder Out of Poverty. with our book Slaying the Sky Dragon: Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory and this is what is said:

1. Rejection of the Greenhouse Gas Mechanism

Both assert that carbon dioxide does not produce meaningful atmospheric warming and that the “greenhouse effect” as commonly described is fundamentally incorrect.

• The article argues CO₂ cools too quickly to accumulate heat.

• The book similarly argues that radiative greenhouse theory is physically invalid or misapplied to the atmosphere.

2. Emphasis on Rapid Heat Loss of Gases

Both stress that gases cannot retain heat for long periods.

• The article presents laboratory cooling-rate experiments as evidence that gases lose heat quickly.

• The book repeatedly argues that atmospheric gases equilibrate rapidly and therefore cannot store energy from day to day in a way that drives long-term warming.

3. Critique of Academic / Theoretical Physics

Both works frame mainstream climatology and atmospheric physics as overly theoretical or detached from “real” physical measurements.

• The article contrasts “private sector gas physics” with academia and claims universities ignore practical gas behavior.

• The book likewise criticizes climate science institutions and theoretical radiative models as flawed or ideologically driven.

4. Denial of Long-Term Heat Accumulation in the Atmosphere

A shared claim is that the atmosphere cannot “store” heat over multiple days through greenhouse gases.

• The article explicitly states temperature cannot accumulate because gases cool faster than 24 hours.

• The book argues that long-term warming attributed to CO₂ violates thermodynamic reasoning and misinterprets energy transfer.

5. Appeal to Simple Physical Intuition

Both rely on everyday analogies to argue their case.

• The article uses examples like a baseball rolling to a stop and car engines cooling overnight.

• The book similarly uses analogies (e.g., blankets, convection examples, or mechanical metaphors) to argue that radiative greenhouse explanations are counterintuitive or misleading.

6. Assertion that Solar Input Is the Primary Driver

Both emphasize the Sun as the dominant or sole meaningful source of atmospheric temperature change.

• The article states prolonged warming, if any, is caused by the Sun.

• The book places primary or exclusive emphasis on solar energy and convective processes rather than greenhouse gas radiative forcing.

7. Skepticism Toward Policy Based on CO₂ Warming

Both imply that regulations or policies built on CO₂-driven warming are misguided.

• The article explicitly calls climate-related laws “destructive.”

• The book contains similar policy skepticism tied to its rejection of greenhouse theory.

So, there you have it. Bunsen burners, test tubes, calibrated scales finally win the day over emotive speeches, hand-waving or popularity contests.

As my colleagues and I have been arguing for the past 16+ years – it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for CO2 to be our planet’s climate control knob.

Now that sane minds are prevailing in the misguided debate about human-caused global warming we can safely say that the prescience of the book Slaying the Sky Dragon: Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory is cemented in the annals of scientific reasoning. If you haven’t yet got your copy check out the reviews on Amazon and treat yourself to an edifying read.

About the author: John O’Sullivan is CEO and co-founder (with Dr Tim Ball) of Principia Scientific International (PSI).  He is a seasoned science writer, retired teacher and legal analyst who assisted skeptic climatologist Dr Ball in defeating UN climate expert, Michael ‘hockey stick’ Mann in the multi-million-dollar ‘science trial of the century‘. From 2010 O’Sullivan led the original ‘Slayers’ group of scientists who compiled the book ‘Slaying the Sky Dragon: Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory’ debunking alarmist lies about carbon dioxide plus their follow-up climate book. His most recent publication, ‘Slaying the Virus and Vaccine Dragon’ broadens PSI’s critiques of mainstream medical group think and junk science.

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