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    NorthumbironNorthumbiron
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    A politically impartial view in this film. Lengthy, but enlightening and once again the benefits are extremely thin on the ground!

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    You really are becoming a very angry and agitated bunch. My wife moans and groans about me all the time but even she’d struggle to find as many faults with me as you lot do. You’ve all just defaulted to the usual personal attacks.

    NI, I’m interested in your comment that: “Millions have died and hundreds of millions have been forced into poverty already because of climate change.”

    Where is the evidence that this ‘climate change’ to which you refer is being caused by man-made emissions? Even climate scientists themselves accept there’s no evidence of any direct link. Even those organisations known for having strong views won’t go further than saying events such as the recent heatwaves are “more likely to happen”, which is media-speak for “we don’t actually know”.

    The problem is that there’s still NO hard evidence of man-made emissions being responsible for any weather-related events, from the tragic floods in Pakistan to the recent heatwaves and what the UN comes out with is NOT supported by the IPCC scientific reports. You’ll also see plenty of references to “since records began”, which is more media-speak for “OK, the data doesn’t actually go back very far so let’s make it seem as long ago as we possibly can”. In truth, what we’re actually seeing falls well within the bounds of natural variability.

    Also worth saying that while there’s zero hard evidence that millions are dying as a result of man-made climate change there’s plenty of very hard evidence that millions — probably billions — are being kept in poverty as a result of having no access to cheap energy.

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    #248407
    SideriteSiderite
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    Criticising Bucks = personal attacks.

    Bucks criticising others in the same manner = Valid criticism.

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    #248408
    SideriteSiderite
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    I did say I am not getting into the same old circular argument, so I don’t know why you think I’ll bother debating. I have already stated that it’s pointless debating with you, because there’s no chance I’ll be accurately represented. And, no, critiquing you here is not a personal attack. I am not obliged to think you are a good faith debater.

    The evidence has been given time and time again, there is nothing to be gained from doing it once more. Suffice to say, if you’re conflating weather and climate there’s little hope of it ever being productive. If you can’t understand that, as you seemingly do not, then there’s no hope of me being able to have a representative debate. There is not a chance you will think about it and maybe understand why your comparison is balderdash, because then you’d be in error (which never happens).*

    *Before the playground response that I am like this, I am often wrong and have admitted so previously.

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    BucksironBucksiron
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    So calling me a liar and claiming I “need help” is valid criticism, Siderite?

    “The evidence has been given time and time again…”

    The ONLY evidence we have is that man-made emissions are having an effect on global temperature. That is not and never has been denied. There remains ZERO evidence that this is anything other than negligible while there is ZERO evidence it is driving climate change.

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    #248412
    SideriteSiderite
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    I didn’t say that. You have history of mixing stuff like that with critique, along with referring to everyone else in vague terms, which could group anyone responding.

    Like I said, I don’t know why you think I’ll respond to your capital letters of truth when you are unable to even grasp the basics, as demonstrated above, history of bad faith debating and raking over old coals to fuel your obsession and ego.

    #248415
    BucksironBucksiron
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    I’ve no idea what you’re referring to, Siderite. Where have I said you said anything?!

    The basics are actually very clear. I’ve simply used capitals to make the point, which you just don’t seem able to accept.

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    #248416
    SideriteSiderite
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    The basics are clear, yet you made an obvious error in understanding. Ok.

    In internet speak capitals are shouting or people trying to make out these points mean anything. It says as little capitalised or not.

    #248419
    Iron-aweIron-awe
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    TBF to Buck’s the first three words of his last post above are completely correct.

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    #248420
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    Very good, IA, that made me chuckle!

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    #248421
    BucksironBucksiron
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    Siderite, I’m very aware of what caps “mean” on the Internet but I’m just using them for emphasis. Hardly a hanging offence.

    #248422
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    Never said it was that much. I was just making a sardonic response to it.

    #248424
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    Criticising Bucks = personal attacks.

    Bucks criticising others in the same manner = Valid criticism.

    He’s entered the martyr phase. It’s a cycle that’s on repeat. Very predictable. He’ll call someone a wanker soon and then complain about everyone abusing him, just because they don’t agree with him.

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    #248426
    Deereyme66Deereyme66
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    That made me laugh

    #248431
    NorthumbironNorthumbiron
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    NI, I’m interested in your comment that: “Millions have died and hundreds of millions have been forced into poverty already because of climate change.”

    Where is the evidence that this ‘climate change’ to which you refer is being caused by man-made emissions?

    You completely miss the point.

    Your comments (which are valid) were about a drive towards net zero emissions causing death and putting others into poverty.

    My response was that millions had already suffered as a result of climate change.

    A recent example is the floods in Pakistan that have killed almost 2000 people. The official line is that the floods were caused by heavier than usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers that followed a severe heat wave, all of which are linked to climate change, compounded by poor urban planning.

    Now whether or not you believe this is down to man-made emissions is up to you, but to say it’s not a contributing factor is sticking your head in the sand.

    Yes, there are other forces at work. Deforestation, drainage of wetlands, over-urbanisation but the burning of fossil fuels is right up there.

    My question was – is it to be a trade off of one set values against the other? The way you worded your post suggested you believe more will suffer from the net zero programme than would do if we carried on as before. Is that the case?

    Do we do something now, or wait and see? Or is it already too late?

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    #248667
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    I suspect it’s already too late.

    The developing countries are picking up the tab for our profligacy with failed crops, dried up water supplies, rising sea levels, uninhabitable areas of land and more. But perhaps the most significant causal factor is prejudiced, ridiculous and inadequate armchair polemicists along with a powerful right-wing lobby, who for years have denied what was happening, ignored the science or vacillated over what to do.

    Nothing will ever convince them, because they are cultists. They are not interested in the science, and as such should be ignored.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial

    #248674
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    Whatever Sunak and Hunt say tomorrow, this is the real reason, not the BS they’ll be coming out with.

    #248714
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    #248788
    BucksironBucksiron
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    I’m not missing the point at all, NI. There are numerous reasons for the tragic flooding in Pakistan, but linking it to man-made climate change is a purely political narrative. Gurnelista’s claims are typical of what we’re now seeing, with any and every weather event put down to “man-made” climate change. It’s total and utter hysterical nonsense that is piling outrageous mental pressure on young people.

    Take the “record” temperatures in the UK this summer. Out of the top 11 “records”, seven stood out as being significantly different from a statistical perspective. In simple terms this means there must be some underlying reason for the difference; and what might that be, do you imagine? In fact all seven just happen to be airports or RAF stations, surrounded by huge lumps of concrete, tarmac and jet-engined aircraft. You’ll find very similar things happening wherever claims of “records” or “unusual” weather events are happening. Strangely enough, these are never reported.

    The plain truth is that millions are not dying as a result of man-made climate-change. The world could now easily feed everyone on the planet but countries are being denied the cheap energy required to develop their economies to enable this to happen.

    Siderite, why do you think media choose these people to offer their views and opinions?

    #248790
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    You are missing the point, because you still haven’t answered my question.

    Is it to be a trade off of working towards zero emissions versus continuing as before?

    I take it you’ll be going for the latter.

    #248794
    SideriteSiderite
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    Paris overtaking London on the stock market isn’t someone’s opinion.

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    You are missing the point, because you still haven’t answered my question.

    Is it to be a trade off of working towards zero emissions versus continuing as before?

    I take it you’ll be going for the latter.

    Also, one would think airports are a new invention given Bucks’ latest post. While the UHI is a thing and does partially explain some accelerated temperatures, it doesn’t explain the amplitude of that heatwave.

    My local weather station, not near an airport, beat the local record by 3 Celsius, but the usual suspects will continue to leap to half-answers, which don’t explain the full picture, and play the know-it-all for their own agenda. All while jumping on weather = climate falsehoods. Probability of weather events occurring due to climate change does not equal this weather event was caused by climate change.

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    Iron-aweIron-awe
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    Well the previous record temperature was set in a botanic garden in the middle of Cambridge, a very nice garden too, my wife and I were strolling around it this March, not a jet or piece of red hot tarmac in sight. Not really sure what Buck’s is banging on about here, neither does he I suspect, more about not losing face in the climate discussion perhaps.

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    Brexit was ‘very clearly’ an economic own goal for the government, says IFS director
    IFS director Paul Johnson has been pressed by journalists in the Q&A what the “economic own goals” he alluded to in his opening remarks are.

    He said they include the following:

    Slashing investment spending in 2010, announced by last Labour government but continued by George Osborne. “Not a good way to get growth,” he said.
    Cutting spending on education especially “huge cuts” to vocational and further education but also schools. Although schools spending is going up, FE didn’t get a mention in the autumn statement.
    Brexit “very clearly” – economically speaking that has been “very bad news indeed” and continues to be, especially because of the hard Brexit and distancing from single market.
    The mini-budget “obviously didn’t help” – “another large own goal”.

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    He’s trying to argue that only 7 temperature records this summer statistically different from previous, and these were near air bases, therefore no climate change. Which is an erroneous way of looking at it.

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    Reducing CO2 will make virtually no difference to the climate, NI, which will continue to change as it always has and always will, i.e. naturally. However, I’m not entirely against net zero because, if nothing else, it will reduce pollution.

    The problem is that we’re now in a crazy situation where India and China, in particular, are building fossil-fuel power stations at an astonishing rate, which means not only that net zero is decades — probably centuries — away, but also that pollution will continue to be a huge problem. At the same time, while India and China are doing what they want, poorer nations are being denied access to the cheap energy that would transform the lives of millions. It astonishes me that the likes of Gurny believe this is acceptable.

    Regarding the example of summer temperatures, the point is that the places to which I referred were used by many media to “prove” record temperatures. What they actually proved is that places at airports and airfields were the hottest in the UK. People can, of course, draw their own conclusions but this remains a simple fact that cannot be explained by chance alone, yet the media conveniently forgot to cover it. It’s almost certainly down to the UHI effect, which is making a huge difference to temperatures being recorded across the globe.

    Siderite, your comment about “7 temperature records” is completely incorrect and I am NOT saying “no climate change”.

    Re Brexit, I refer you to previous comments. It isn’t and never was about economics. As for the French stock exchange, let’s see what happens over the next few years. The likelihood of it remaining of higher value than London is small.

    Finally, regarding the economy as a whole I’m appalled by the Tory approach. We should, indeed, give Labour a chance to fix it. I’m not holding my breath they’ll be able to do so, however. We have a useless bunch of politicians across the entire parliamentary spectrum.

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    ‘It’s total and utter hysterical nonsense that is piling outrageous mental pressure on young people.’

    Lol.. yeah man, what about the kids, think of the kids?! They’ve got plenty of economic mental pressures to contend with brought on by a lousy dysfunctional excuse for a government!

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    If it was never about economics, why the desperation to argue against economic impacts?

    If it’s incompletely incorrect, and you aren’t using that against climate change, then your point is rather moot. Also, again with the climate has changed because of nature comments, so in which case, we can observe the evidence for which natural climate forcing variable is causing it, right? Or, it’s all random chance and energy is coming from nowhere, which is scientifically impossible. Either way, your argument is baseless.

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    let’s see what happens over the next few years. The likelihood of it remaining of higher value than London is small.”

    The same was said about Paris and anywhere in Europe overtaking in the first place. Now the same people want us to trust their predictions again, and again. In 20 years they would still say we need to wait and see and how their promised sunlit uplands are just round the corner.

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    If you compare the government to how stock markets are viewed, they’re doomed. The excuses and hollow baseless claims became meaningless a long time ago.

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