[Silence]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nThree isotopes.
\nThe clue.
\nGo and probe…
\nWhat does it tell you?<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nDig it up, burn it down
\nSend it ’round n’ ’round
\nForever buried beneath the ground
\nChanging the signal all around<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nYou can measure, you can see
\nThe changing chemistry
\nNot opinion, not a guess
\nNature’s keeping score, no less<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nCarbon (Fourteen)
\nCome on…
\n(Know what I mean)
\nGone, gone, gone
\n(… long gone)<\/p>\n
Define…
\n(By the decline)
\n… over time<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\n\u00b9\u00b2C, the common kind
\n\u00b9\u00b3C leaves another sign
\n\u00b9\u2074C decays away
\nThousands of years have had their say<\/p>\n
Modern fools have none to spare
\nAdd them in, dilute what’s there<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nCarbon (Fourteen)
\nCome on…
\n(Know what I mean)
\nGone, gone, gone
\n(… long gone)<\/p>\n
Define…
\n(By the decline)
\n… over time<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\n\u00b9\u00b3C\/\u00b9\u00b2C\u2026
\nDeclining in the air
\n\u00b9\u2074C\u2026
\nChanging everywhere<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]<\/p>\n
(Delve!)
\nTwelve\u2026
\nThirteen\u2026
\nFourteen\u2026<\/p>\n
Can anthropogenic global warming be proven?
\nYes.<\/p>\n
(Come on:)
\nThe isotope evidence identifies the source of the added carbon.
\n(The atmospheric chemistry tells the story.)
\n… the physics explains humanity’s glory.<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nCarbon (Fourteen)
\nCome on…
\n(Know what I mean)
\nGone, gone, gone
\n(… long gone)<\/p>\n
Define…
\n(By the decline)
\n… over time<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nGone, gone, gone
\n(… long gone)<\/p>\n
Read the air
\n(It’s written there)<\/p>\n
Twelve, thirteen, fourteen\u2026
\nTwelve, thirteen, fourteen\u2026
\nGone, gone, gone\u2026
\n(Long gone)<\/p>\n
… it’s the same old song.<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nCan Anthropogenic Global Warming Be Proven?
\nYes.<\/p>\n
The isotopic signature of atmospheric carbon dioxide provides direct evidence.<\/p>\n
Fossil carbon is depleted in \u00b9\u00b3C and contains essentially no measurable \u00b9\u2074C (radiocarbon), because \u00b9\u2074C decays over thousands of years.<\/p>\n
Observed atmospheric trends show:
\n A measurable decline in the \u00b9\u00b3C\/\u00b9\u00b2C ratio
\n A measurable decline in atmospheric \u00b9\u2074C concentration
\n A measurable decline in atmospheric O2 concentration<\/p>\n
These shifts form a remarkably consistent fingerprint.<\/p>\n
The carbon isotopes tell us where the additional carbon is coming from. Fossil fuels were formed from ancient biological material and therefore have a characteristic isotopic signature: relatively little 13C and virtually no \u00b9\u2074C. As fossil carbon is added to the atmosphere, the atmospheric CO2 isotope ratios shift in precisely the direction expected from fossil-fuel combustion.<\/p>\n