> Oh sorry. Errrrrmmm, not sure what crime I'm guilty of. Not believing in
> the
> certainty of rapid climate catastrophe? Guilty of that, I fear.
>
> -W.
You are right. There is no certainty of rapid climate change. All that
is certain is death and taxes.
However, your belief seems to be that of the certainty of no rapid climate
change, which is equally untenable. That is not what you are charged with.
You are charged with misuse of your authority as a qualified scientist to
advocate complacency, which will lead to widespread human misery and
perhaps the extinction of the human race.
Even without rapid climate change, no action will lead to disaster. Of
course
you are free to believe what you like. Like the rest of the British public,
you
may honestly believe that there is no urgency. However, your crime is the
use
of your scientific credentials to advocate your beliefs for a policy which
is
dangerous. By criticising (and rubbishing) senior scientists such as James
Lovelock and David King (James Annan has even scoffed at the ten years
proposed by James Hansen) who are trying to warn the public of the dangers,
you are dealing a double blow to those who are trying to get positive action
taken. You are arguing for inertia and you are giving sustenance to the
skeptics who argue that the scientists are divided.
And another thing, you always respond with inscrutable one-liners :-(
Cheers, Alastair.
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