The claim that 97% of scientists agree that climate change is an existential threat has finally been officially debunked. A group of very smart people dove into the reference literature and published conclusions, and can now explain how we got here … and it is not pretty. In fact, the summary of their work is that the science community has lost almost all its credibility for not speaking up.
An article in the WSJ says it all: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-more-honest-climate-science-82f928a0?st=sqtyga6kczap3en&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The reason they have remained silent is due to the tactic climate activists have embraced which include alarmism and outright attacks. The scientific community has been hijacked by a relatively small group of environmental activists who have a clear plan of what they want and are taking shreds of evidence that support their position while ignoring mountains of evidence that refutes everything they are saying.
The movie and podcasts available through www.aclimateconversation.com exposes how a history of alarmism and eco-socialism resulted in the canceling of scientific debate and reason. As with so many other social issues, there is no longer any room for debate.
David Legates is the author of In Climate and Energy, The Case for Realism, the #1 bestseller on Amazon. Co-Written with E. Calvin Beisner, the book also features contributions from a host of other scientists. The book provides a clear, cogent, and beautifully written history of climate alarmism; how it began, what the drivers were, and how the economic agenda of the major players, who are far more well organized than may be realized, is the true aim, is not “saving the planet” as a matter of changing climate.
Dr. Legates has a PhD in Climatology and has witnessed, and been a significant player in, the great climate crisis for 30 years. Dr Legates has taught at Louisiana State University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Virginia, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the National Climate Data Center. There can be no credible argument that Dr Gates is not an expert in the field of climate who knows more about atmospheric and temperature effects and their measurement than the vast majority of scientists involved in the IPCC.
The largely untold and unknown story of climate alarmism, which can fairly be described as a contrived crisis led to eco-socialism that is the driving UN goal: global wealth redistribution. The authors prove that prosperity has been driven by hydrocarbon-based energy, has produced longevity and reductions in mortality on a dramatic scale.
As you watch the free movie available on the website you will be confronted with the facts that carbon dioxide is a beneficial agent for feeding our modern world, and that the ideology of banning fossil fuels without realistic and affordable alternatives, is like jumping out of a plane at altitude without a parachute.
There are some issues the movie fails to capture, like how since the 1960s Clean Air Act our cleaner air is also increasing the earth’s temperature, and that the planetary load resulting from bringing all citizens of this planet up to our standard of living is unachievable. And, the plastic garbage problem is pictured but none of these professionals had the time in this film to suggest what to do about it.
Another documentary that speaks volumes on this issue is Planet of the Humans available on Amazon Prime Video or for free with ads. In it, the most telling scene is an interview with Al Gore and Richard Branson who are both making fortunes on the alleged Climate Crisis. They are asked if they consider themselves prophets. Their telling answer, “It depends on how you spell Profits!” And they laugh hysterically.
No … it isn’t funny at all. We are all paying for something we are not getting.