Climate change is officially the cause of the worst heatwave ever recorded

It seems that Greta Thunberg was so right in her warnings, unfortunately even sooner than many imagined.

I would say that climate experts were saying it before Greta T.

Yes, they were saying it well before Greta Thunberg was in nappies.

I heard on the World Service the other night that Australia won’t be stopping coal mining any time soon, since not only do they have a lot of climate-change sceptics, but also 90,000 jobs depend on it.

Of course there were but young Greta has captured the imagination of the young who are invested in the future unlike many of the Dinosaurs we hear so much from.

Which dinosaurs would they be?

Greta T was basing her worries about the planet on well known scientific research, she may have captured the imagination of young people but let’s give credit where it’s due i.e. the right quarters.

Just heard from my friend.

Window blinds have melted. Car windows exploded, front doors have shattered.

Animals are being constantly hosed down to try and bring down their core temperature and 200 folk in her area have died.

I do hope the climate crises talks are more effective than previously, but I fear they won’t.

Whitewavemark2

Of course there were but young Greta has captured the imagination of the young who are invested in the future unlike many of the Dinosaurs we hear so much from.

That’s a great way to persuade people to change their POV - insult them.

I’d say pretty much everyone I know is on board with concerns about the climate. The only deniers I’ve come across have been on TV.

SueDonim

Whitewavemark2

Of course there were but young Greta has captured the imagination of the young who are invested in the future unlike many of the Dinosaurs we hear so much from.

That’s a great way to persuade people to change their POV - insult them.

I’d say pretty much everyone I know is on board with concerns about the climate. The only deniers I’ve come across have been on TV.

Blimey! Who on earth do you think I was talking about?

You sound as if it’s personal.

Perhaps if I give a start of a list your sensibility will be mollified.

So a random selection.

Trump
Melanie Philips
Sammy Wilson
David Bellamy
Nigel Lawson

I can go on but you get the drift?

49 degrees C in Vacouver!

There is no longer any doubt

There hasn't been any doubt for a very long time. The issue, IMO, isn't the deniers but the people who pay lip service to climate change but do nothing tangible about it. So that's pretty much every world leader in the last 25 years.

But is it not relevant that the climate change deniers also espouse other anti-scientific anti-evidence right wing causes, such as Nigel Lawson, the Brexit campaigner who lives in France and Donald Trump, who rejects the truth that Joe Biden beat him in the US Presidential election and his bonkers followers who believe his "Big Lie" and regard climate change as a conspiracy?

I assumed you were referring to some Gransnetters, from the manner of your post.

As it happens, I’ve been concerned about our world for decades now, having joined campaigning and environmental groups from way back in the 80’s, when voices first began expressing worries.

As for your list, the only one I’ve heard speak of climate is Trump. One of the others I’ve never heard of, another I thought was dead and the others never cross my radar.

Yet we're still driving the climate change - we may be aiming for cleaner energy but have so much manufactured in non compliant countries ie: India, China.

Trouble is nothing is being done, instead we hurl insults at climate change activists whoever they may be, and our governments are only interested in short term popularity and to hell with long term consequences.

And minerals to make our computers sourced from countries which are destroying rainforests.

There is still doubt in my mind. They have had such extreme temperatures in the past. If there is another one next year I may be convinced.

Nigel Lawson was selling his French house to return to the UK in 2019…an aside.
I too don’t know of anyone who is a climate change denier, but neither are they ‘famous’ with massive influence.

Nigel Lawson's rejection of climate change found to be false.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/nigel-lawson-climate-change-sceptics-global-temperatures-fall-false-claim-warming-gwpf-bbc-radio-4-a7894686.html#:~:text=Global%20Warming%20Policy,Ian%20Johnston

Leave doesn’t mean leave as Nigel Lawson plans UK return after failing to gain French residency

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/nigel-lawson-to-quit-france-to-return-to-the-uk-41680

25Avalon

There is still doubt in my mind. They have had such extreme temperatures in the past. If there is another one next year I may be convinced.

There is no doubt in the mind of any serious scientist. Can't think of anything else to say, really, that's it.

There are other scientists who disagree. I have an open mind.

How many scientists disagree? and how many agree that we have caused global warming, *25 Avalon"?

I think there are a small number of people who believe that the earth is flat.

25Avalon

There are other scientists who disagree. I have an open mind.

None that have any credibility.

Whether or not you think it's real, it's real.

This is not a matter of opinion. Hasn't been for a good 25 years.