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1andrew1 14-10-2019 21:15

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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36013882)
Highlighting the fact that air travel has no real alternatives.

The issue with current air travel is that it exclusively burns fossil fuels in large quantities. If you remove the use of fossil fuels then you solve the problem. There are alternatives to air travel including Skype.

OLD BOY 14-10-2019 21:16

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36013866)
Climate change won't be solved by capitalism. Nobody wants to pay, everyone wants everything cheap.

"I'm only one person I can't change anything" means the market can't change anything.

Nor would it be solved by communism. The answer is a mixed economy, of course.

The UK is leading the way on tackling climate change under a mixed economy, and that was even while we were in austerity.

denphone 14-10-2019 21:16

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013896)
I really don't think we want to go back to those days.

l am sure no one wants to go back to the old days OB but societies did survive very well before air travel.

OLD BOY 14-10-2019 21:21

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36013256)
Unfortunately, as we'll find out, Climate Change will end up with an extreme ending. Remainers will be blamed i should think. Our Grandkids will ask 'why did you obsess so long about poxy Brexit, when you should have been trying to save the Planet ?'

The end of the world has been predicted many times before, and still the date keeps getting postponed. Reminds me of Brexit..

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36013900)
l am sure no one wants to go back to the old days OB but societies did survive very well before air travel.

Can't believe you are seriously advocating that! Don't go back too far though, there aren't enough caves to go around. :D

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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36013880)
It certainly won't be solved by building £4m racing yachts that serve no real functional purpose. Realistically people would have to give up non-functional items. Eg Are women going to give up make-up and accessories?

Well, I didn't realise that lipstick caused climate change...:D

jfman 14-10-2019 21:23

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013899)
Nor would it be solved by communism. The answer is a mixed economy, of course.

The UK is leading the way on tackling climate change under a mixed economy, and that was even while we were in austerity.

If the bar capitalism is working to is to be "slightly better than communism" then democratic socialism is going to obliterate it in the coming years.

denphone 14-10-2019 21:26

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013901)

Can't believe you are seriously advocating that! Don't go back too far though, there aren't enough caves to go around. :D

l am not talking about the days of the hunter gatherer OB :D as l am just saying that modern societies will highly likely have to make some sacrifices in the future.

The trouble with parts of modern societry is they are too mollycoddled and would find it hard to survive if many of the modern conveniences and luxuries were taken away from them.

OLD BOY 14-10-2019 21:32

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36013904)
If the bar capitalism is working to is to be "slightly better than communism" then democratic socialism is going to obliterate it in the coming years.

There's no 'slightly' about it. Communism is and was a complete disaster.

jfman 14-10-2019 21:40

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013909)
There's no 'slightly' about it. Communism is and was a complete disaster.

That's where you set the very low bar. I'm pointing out I hope it aspires for more but doubt it will. Too much money being made with the status quo.

denphone 14-10-2019 21:42

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013909)
There's no 'slightly' about it. Communism is and was a complete disaster.

Indeed it is but unfettered capitalism is a disaster as well.

spiderplant 14-10-2019 22:57

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36013891)
People survived in the old days when there was no air travel just that it took them longer to get from from A to B.

"According to our calculations, a cruiseliner such as Queen Mary 2 emits 0.43kg of CO2 per passenger mile, compared with 0.257kg for a long-haul flight"

"Travelling to New York and back on the QEII uses almost 7.6 times as much carbon as making the same journey by plane"

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2.../cruises.green

denphone 15-10-2019 06:51

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36013930)
"According to our calculations, a cruiseliner such as Queen Mary 2 emits 0.43kg of CO2 per passenger mile, compared with 0.257kg for a long-haul flight"

"Travelling to New York and back on the QEII uses almost 7.6 times as much carbon as making the same journey by plane"

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2.../cruises.green

Thanks for that Spiderplant as those facts are very interesting so it then comes back to how much this country wants to reduce its carbon footprint significantly and in order to do that there will have to be sacrifices by us all if this country is serious about reducing its carbon footprint.

OLD BOY 15-10-2019 09:21

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36013914)
Indeed it is but unfettered capitalism is a disaster as well.

I didn't advocate that. I said a mixed economy is the best solution that anyone has come up with so far.

Mr K 15-10-2019 09:22

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013945)
I didn't advocate that. I said a mixed economy is the best solution that anyone has come up with so far.

Yes, because it's working so well :rolleyes:

OLD BOY 15-10-2019 13:47

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36013946)
Yes, because it's working so well :rolleyes:

It works a lot better when it has the right balance. Hopefully, that is what Boris will achieve. He certainly seems to have a better idea of how to achieve this than his predecessor.

denphone 15-10-2019 13:54

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36013962)
It works a lot better when it has the right balance. Hopefully, that is what Boris will achieve. He certainly seems to have a better idea of how to achieve this than his predecessor.

Hmmm Boris will be gone in a few years so its going to need quite a few leaders after that to continue with the climate change message as so far our leaders talk a lot but talking the talk does not turn itself into action as we need leaders who can walk the walk and thus so far none of them have done that..

Carth 15-10-2019 15:54

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The trouble is, as soon as you start laying down rules & regulations you will alienate some people.

Those people are 'likely' to be the ones with money . . the ones who holiday abroad 2 or 3 times a year, drive flash cars (4x4's), and quite possibly have a business that may be impacted by any new regs.

Then there's the power/fuel industry, if they have to spend £millions to conform, guess who gets a price hike.

We're already seeing the knock on effect in the motor trade . .

denphone 15-10-2019 15:58

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36013974)
The trouble is, as soon as you start laying down rules & regulations you will alienate some people.

Those people are 'likely' to be the ones with money . . the ones who holiday abroad 2 or 3 times a year, drive flash cars (4x4's), and quite possibly have a business that may be impacted by any new regs.

Then there's the power/fuel industry, if they have to spend £millions to conform, guess who gets a price hike.

We're already seeing the knock on effect in the motor trade . .

But one can't have it both ways as if this country is serious about doing something with our carbon footprint there will have to be sacrifices even if this is not painless.

Hugh 15-10-2019 16:07

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https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/ne...vxl2xxDkOcs9z8
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For the first time renewables overtake fossil fuels in UK power generation

July, August and September were the first quarter in which renewables outpaced fossil fuels since the 19th century, Carbon Brief said.

UK renewables generated more electricity than fossil fuel power plants over the past three months, in a landmark moment for the country.

The months of July, August and September were the first quarterly period in which renewables outpaced fossil fuels since the UK’s first public power generating station opened in 1882, climate website Carbon Brief said.

The new milestone confirms predictions made by National Grid that 2019 will be the first year since the Industrial Revolution that zero-carbon electricity – renewables and nuclear – overtakes gas and coal-fired power.

It is the latest milestone in the transformation of the UK’s power supplies, where just a decade ago some three-quarters of generation was coming from fossil fuels.

In 2010, coal, gas and oil generated more than 10 times as much electricity as renewables.

But since then electricity generation from renewables has more than quadrupled and demand has fallen, squeezing the share of power being generated by fossil fuels, Carbon Brief said.

Carbon Brief analysis found that in the third quarter of 2019, the UK’s wind farms, solar panels, biomass and hydropower plants generated an estimated total of 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of power.

That is higher than the figure for power stations fired by coal, gas and oil, which generated 29.1 terawatt hours, the assessment showed.

In the third quarter of 2019, some 40% of UK electricity came from renewables, and on a monthly basis outstripped fossil fuels in both August and September – the first time that has happened in two consecutive months.

And in the first three quarters of 2019, renewables outpaced fossil fuels on 103 of the 273 individual days, more than one-third of the days in the year so far.

The analysis, which is based on UK Business Department figures for the UK and BM Reports that cover the British grid and are adjusted to include Northern Ireland, is the latest to show the transformation of the grid.

Earlier this year, Government statistics showed more than half of the UK’s electricity in 2018 was generated from low-carbon sources, with renewables and nuclear reactors providing 52.6% of power generation.

papa smurf 15-10-2019 16:33

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Coal bunker is full,ready for winter,i don't see it being a steady 70F outside especially on the coast where i live.

Pierre 15-10-2019 21:55

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I’m currently sat in front of my log/coal burner burning away, Lovely and warm.

Damien 15-10-2019 22:22

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It's solar panels that are becoming much more effective. The exciting thing about those is the idea they be spread out generating small amounts of electricity across the entire grid amounting to quite a bit.

pip08456 15-10-2019 22:52

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36014038)
It's solar panels that are becoming much more effective. The exciting thing about those is the idea they be spread out generating small amounts of electricity across the entire grid amounting to quite a bit.

Pity they don't work at night then.:D

Damien 15-10-2019 23:09

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36014046)
Pity they don't work at night then.:D

It's why you either sell it back to the grid or have a Tesla Powerwall type thingy that captures the energy during the day. Just need battery prices to come down which, in time, they will.

Carth 16-10-2019 12:11

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36013985)
Coal bunker is full,ready for winter,i don't see it being a steady 70F outside especially on the coast where i live.

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36014037)
I’m currently sat in front of my log/coal burner burning away, Lovely and warm.


I'm not jealous, honestly

*stares at crappy gas fire*

well mebbe just a little :mis:

GrimUpNorth 16-10-2019 12:32

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36014047)
It's why you either sell it back to the grid or have a Tesla Powerwall type thingy that captures the energy during the day. Just need battery prices to come down which, in time, they will.

They're doing lots of things like that in the Orkney Islands. A good programme about it on Radio 4 the other day.

jonbxx 17-10-2019 09:56

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36014072)
They're doing lots of things like that in the Orkney Islands. A good programme about it on Radio 4 the other day.

Gigha on the west coast of Scotland do this too. The community bought four wind turbines which feed back in to the grid but also some giant vanadium flow batteries for an island wide UPS system - https://www.communityenergyscotland....y-overview.asp

Pierre 17-10-2019 10:34

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When Direct Action meets Direct Action

https://news.sky.com/story/furious-c...-tube-11837385

papa smurf 17-10-2019 10:49

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36014179)
When Direct Action meets Direct Action

https://news.sky.com/story/furious-c...-tube-11837385

Nothing speaks louder than a good ass kicking.

mrmistoffelees 17-10-2019 13:42

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014183)
Nothing speaks louder than a good ass kicking.


Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

denphone 17-10-2019 13:46

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)
Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

No excuses for people being assaulted whatever side they are on end of...

Hugh 17-10-2019 13:59

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36014179)
When Direct Action meets Direct Action

https://news.sky.com/story/furious-c...-tube-11837385

Pretty stupid, disrupting public transport when one of their aims is wanting more people to use public transport.

papa smurf 17-10-2019 14:15

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)
Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

If they got in the way of me going about my lawful business i would open up a can of whoop ass on them,hope that clarifies my position ;)

OLD BOY 18-10-2019 09:21

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014197)
Whilst extinction rebellion themselves have admitted this mornings actions were ‘not the best’ you’re not advocating or condoning people being assaulted,surely ?

It's what you get for deliberately disrupting the lives of others. I have no sympathy for these people at all. The police really need to crack down hard on XR, otherwise other groups with their bloody causes will start doing it as well.

mrmistoffelees 18-10-2019 12:51

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014281)
It's what you get for deliberately disrupting the lives of others. I have no sympathy for these people at all. The police really need to crack down hard on XR, otherwise other groups with their bloody causes will start doing it as well.

Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.

pip08456 18-10-2019 13:13

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014290)
Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.

Try telling that to the general public. By all means protest, disrupt Government departments etc but don't stop the general public getting to work. You do that at your peril.

denphone 18-10-2019 13:26

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Everybody has a right to protest as long as its peaceful and respectful but protesting on public transport was pretty foolhardy IMO although using physical force is unacceptable nevertheless whatever side it comes from.

Carth 18-10-2019 14:43

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014290)
Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.


Scenario:

You stand watching as a scrote is breaking into your car with the probable intention of stealing it.

do you:
a) ring the police, wait 40 minutes for them to arrive, 2 days for them to find the car burnt out, and a letter from your insurance saying it's invalid now as you made no attempt to stop the theft.
b) smack his head into the roof of your car 5 times while he was resisting a 'citizens arrest'
c) ask him for permission to take his photo so the police can trace him and slap his wrist

papa smurf 18-10-2019 14:58

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014304)
Scenario:

You stand watching as a scrote is breaking into your car with the probable intention of stealing it.

do you:
a) ring the police, wait 40 minutes for them to arrive, 2 days for them to find the car burnt out, and a letter from your insurance saying it's invalid now as you made no attempt to stop the theft.
b) smack his head into the roof of your car 5 times while he was resisting a 'citizens arrest'
c) ask him for permission to take his photo so the police can trace him and slap his wrist

I would never disrespect my car in such a way when there is a perfectly good kerb at my feet.

mrmistoffelees 18-10-2019 15:27

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014304)
Scenario:

You stand watching as a scrote is breaking into your car with the probable intention of stealing it.

do you:
a) ring the police, wait 40 minutes for them to arrive, 2 days for them to find the car burnt out, and a letter from your insurance saying it's invalid now as you made no attempt to stop the theft.
b) smack his head into the roof of your car 5 times while he was resisting a 'citizens arrest'
c) ask him for permission to take his photo so the police can trace him and slap his wrist

I must of missed the part where one of the individuals who assaulted a member of XR owned the train?

Pointless point... no comparison between the two scenarios.

Are you going to go and pull a truck driver from his cab and try and hit him because him and a convoy are staging a go slow protest on the motorway? Would you go and pull a farmer out of his tractor if him and a group of farmers staged a go slow on a dual carriageway?

Of course you wouldn't as you would probably get your head caved in by said truck driver or farmer....

I'm not justifying what XR did it was wrong, but the individuals who responded to them in the manner in which they did are just as bad, if not arguably worse.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36014292)
Try telling that to the general public. By all means protest, disrupt Government departments etc but don't stop the general public getting to work. You do that at your peril.


The vast majority of the British public would probably swear a bit and do some tutting. That's it....

Funny really when Nigel Farage got pelted with a milkshake there was hell on... A couple of climate protestors however get dragged of trains, get kicked. Have food and liquids thrown over them and that's OK?

Some people have a serious issue with double standards.....

OLD BOY 18-10-2019 20:21

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014309)
I would never disrespect my car in such a way when there is a perfectly good kerb at my feet.

Yes, that's the one! :D

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014311)
I must of missed the part where one of the individuals who assaulted a member of XR owned the train?

Pointless point... no comparison between the two scenarios.

Are you going to go and pull a truck driver from his cab and try and hit him because him and a convoy are staging a go slow protest on the motorway? Would you go and pull a farmer out of his tractor if him and a group of farmers staged a go slow on a dual carriageway?

Of course you wouldn't as you would probably get your head caved in by said truck driver or farmer....

I'm not justifying what XR did it was wrong, but the individuals who responded to them in the manner in which they did are just as bad, if not arguably worse.

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The vast majority of the British public would probably swear a bit and do some tutting. That's it....

Funny really when Nigel Farage got pelted with a milkshake there was hell on... A couple of climate protestors however get dragged of trains, get kicked. Have food and liquids thrown over them and that's OK?

Some people have a serious issue with double standards.....


Pointless point... no comparison between the two scenarios. In the first, a group of irritating people are trying to prevent people from going about their lawful business. In the second, a guy is going about his lawful campaigning when he is accosted by an asshole.

An assault is called for in the first example but not in the second (maybe not legally, though!)

In the absence of an adequate police response, people have to do what is necesary to get things moving again.

You do have a serious issue with double standards....

mrmistoffelees 18-10-2019 20:35

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014358)
Yes, that's the one! :D

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Pointless point... no comparison between the two scenarios. In the first, a group of irritating people are trying to prevent people from going about their lawful business. In the second, a guy is going about his lawful campaigning when he is accosted by an asshole.

An assault is called for in the first example but not in the second (maybe not legally, though!)

In the absence of an adequate police response, people have to do what is necesary to get things moving again.

You do have a serious issue with double standards....

Perfectly valid comparison.

Two different people were assaulted, in one instance a group of people call for prosecution. In the next instance the assault is justified because they inconvenienced people.

No, people do not have to do what is necxesary to get things moving again. What happened to the public was at best an inconvenience that’s all. No commuters were injured nor assaulted by members of XR It does not justify the perpetrators being assaulted.

For you to suggest that they deserve it just demonstrates how low some levels of society have sunk too regarding their moral compass.

papa smurf 18-10-2019 20:36

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014361)
No, people do not have to do what is necxesary to get things moving again. What happened to the public was at best an inconvenience. It does not justify people being assaulted.

For you to suggest that they deserve it just demonstrates how low some levels of society have sunk too with regarding their moral compass.

Moral what?:rofl:

pip08456 18-10-2019 20:45

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014362)
Moral what?:rofl:

That thing that points you in the right direction.

Hugh 18-10-2019 22:54

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Nothing speaks louder than a good ass kicking.

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If they got in the way of me going about my lawful business i would open up a can of whoop ass on them,hope that clarifies my position ;)

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...5&d=1571432006

TheDaddy 19-10-2019 03:27

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014290)
Their actions, regardless of the disruption caused do not justify the perpetrators being assaulted including being kicked and or forcibly dragged from the top of a train. It is the polices job to handle it, not the general publics.

The police haven't been handling it and the public are sick of their antics, they are the losers, pretty much everyone was sympathetic to their cause if not actually supportive of it but they've made people's lives a misery for weeks whilst the police have done nothing but sit and watch and now that support has ebbed away, one of them got kicked in the head, big deal

OLD BOY 19-10-2019 10:39

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The police are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

However, this is not a beauty contest. They should just do their jobs and enforce the law before more people take it into their own hands.

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014361)
Perfectly valid comparison.

Two different people were assaulted, in one instance a group of people call for prosecution. In the next instance the assault is justified because they inconvenienced people.

No, people do not have to do what is necxesary to get things moving again. What happened to the public was at best an inconvenience that’s all. No commuters were injured nor assaulted by members of XR It does not justify the perpetrators being assaulted.

For you to suggest that they deserve it just demonstrates how low some levels of society have sunk too regarding their moral compass.

It is not a valid comparison at all. Nigel was not preventing anyone from going about their business. These anarchists were, though, and caused huge disruption. Who do these people think they are? Self righteous idiots is what they are.

Chris 19-10-2019 13:06

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014361)
Perfectly valid comparison.

Two different people were assaulted, in one instance a group of people call for prosecution. In the next instance the assault is justified because they inconvenienced people.

No, people do not have to do what is necxesary to get things moving again. What happened to the public was at best an inconvenience that’s all. No commuters were injured nor assaulted by members of XR It does not justify the perpetrators being assaulted.

For you to suggest that they deserve it just demonstrates how low some levels of society have sunk too regarding their moral compass.

I would say an equally serious moral problem is the tendency to ascribe all righteousness to one side of a debate whilst ascribing all wicked motives to the other, as you are obviously doing here.

One man climbing on top of a tube train in the morning rush hour does a whole lot more than inconvenience a few people. He puts lives in danger by holding up one of the busiest metro services in the world when the platforms are already crowded. The platform at this and other stations becomes overcrowded, as do the streets outside, making business harder for everyone, including the emergency services who have had no opportunity to plan for an illegal, unexpected action. He traps people on trains that back up behind the one he’s sitting on causing who knows what consequences - especially if the risky measure of evacuating people down the tracks becomes necessary. Eventually he also risks the safety of those whose job it is to forcibly remove him.

The protestors were extremely irresponsible and thoroughly dim witted, disrupting the electrically operated mass transit system that London relies on to limit exhaust emissions into the city air.

mrmistoffelees 19-10-2019 18:00

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36014392)
I would say an equally serious moral problem is the tendency to ascribe all righteousness to one side of a debate whilst ascribing all wicked motives to the other, as you are obviously doing here.

One man climbing on top of a tube train in the morning rush hour does a whole lot more than inconvenience a few people. He puts lives in danger by holding up one of the busiest metro services in the world when the platforms are already crowded. The platform at this and other stations becomes overcrowded, as do the streets outside, making business harder for everyone, including the emergency services who have had no opportunity to plan for an illegal, unexpected action. He traps people on trains that back up behind the one he’s sitting on causing who knows what consequences - especially if the risky measure of evacuating people down the tracks becomes necessary. Eventually he also risks the safety of those whose job it is to forcibly remove him.

The protestors were extremely irresponsible and thoroughly dim witted, disrupting the electrically operated mass transit system that London relies on to limit exhaust emissions into the city air.

And if you look at my posts regarding when Nigel Farage was assaulted I condemned the actions of the person who assaulted him.

I’ll repeat again I’m in no way justifying the actions that XR took. However they did not deserve to be assaulted.

---------- Post added at 17:00 ---------- Previous post was at 16:57 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014378)
The police are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

However, this is not a beauty contest. They should just do their jobs and enforce the law before more people take it into their own hands.

---------- Post added at 09:39 ---------- Previous post was at 09:34 ----------



It is not a valid comparison at all. Nigel was not preventing anyone from going about their business. These anarchists were, though, and caused huge disruption. Who do these people think they are? Self righteous idiots is what they are.

Let’s make this very simple so that you understand.


Nigel Farage was assaulted, the culprit justifiably punished
XR protestors assaulted, and you’re attempting to justify the culprits actions because people were inconvenienced.

The offence is the same regardless of circumstances that lead up to it.

OLD BOY 19-10-2019 21:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014408)
And if you look at my posts regarding when Nigel Farage was assaulted I condemned the actions of the person who assaulted him.

I’ll repeat again I’m in no way justifying the actions that XR took. However they did not deserve to be assaulted.

---------- Post added at 17:00 ---------- Previous post was at 16:57 ----------



Let’s make this very simple so that you understand.


Nigel Farage was assaulted, the culprit justifiably punished
XR protestors assaulted, and you’re attempting to justify the culprits actions because people were inconvenienced.

The offence is the same regardless of circumstances that lead up to it.

And what you are failing to understand is that in the court of public opinion, the XR protesters got what they deserved. The Nigel Farage incident is totally irrelevant to the argument because he was not obstructing anyone going about their normal business.

You do have a rather strange way of looking at things. Total equality without considering the circumstances.

papa smurf 19-10-2019 21:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014419)
And what you are failing to understand is that in the court of public opinion, the XR protesters got what they deserved. The Nigel Farage incident is totally irrelevant to the argument because he was not obstructing anyone going about their normal business.

You do have a rather strange way of looking at things. Total equality without considering the circumstances.



Could be a fauxcial worker;)

mrmistoffelees 19-10-2019 21:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014419)
And what you are failing to understand is that in the court of public opinion, the XR protesters got what they deserved. The Nigel Farage incident is totally irrelevant to the argument because he was not obstructing anyone going about their normal business.

You do have a rather strange way of looking at things. Total equality without considering the circumstances.

The court of public opinion has nothing to do (nor should it) with our legal system.

My statement is truth, yours is wishful nonsense.

Here endeth my discussion with you on this matter. Enjoy your evening

OLD BOY 19-10-2019 21:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees (Post 36014421)
The court of public opinion has nothing to do (nor should it) with our legal system.

My statement is truth, yours is wishful nonsense.

Here endeth my discussion with you on this matter. Enjoy your evening

You may regard it as wishful nonsense. I think you will find that the majority of people disagree with you. I know that won't bother you, because given your belief that we should ignore the referendum result, clearly you have no regard at all for what the majority think.

Thank you for your best wishes. And a good night to you too. :ninja:

EDIT: We love you really!

Carth 20-10-2019 09:14

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Offence is Offence no matter what the circumstances, as mrmistoffelees says.

However, some situations, for example confronting a large group of frustrated and time conscious people going about their everyday business, could be looked upon as self inflicted . . . or even suicidal ;)

papa smurf 20-10-2019 10:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014464)
Offence is Offence no matter what the circumstances, as mrmistoffelees says.

However, some situations, for example confronting a large group of frustrated and time conscious people going about their everyday business, could be looked upon as self inflicted . . . or even suicidal ;)

Or deserved ;)

Mr K 20-10-2019 10:56

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Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014467)
Or deserved ;)

Maybe the devastating effects of climate change will be deserved, particularly for those that live on the coast and are in denial....

Carth 20-10-2019 11:11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36014467)
Or deserved ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36014471)
Maybe the devastating effects of climate change will be deserved, particularly for those that live on the coast and are in denial....


He's got a boat, dontcha know :D

Mr K 20-10-2019 11:14

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36014473)
He's got a boat, dontcha know :D

It'll sink with 40,000 stoaways.

Carth 20-10-2019 11:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36014474)
It'll sink with 40,000 stowaways.

incoming or outgoing? :D

papa smurf 20-10-2019 11:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36014474)
It'll sink with 40,000 stoaways.

The charge for ferrying to dry land will be reasonable,i can only take about 30 at a time [book early];)

papa smurf 22-10-2019 19:09

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'Get a job!' Judge tells unemployed Extinction Rebellion activist to find work as he fines him £750 for spray-painting WWII memorial honouring women

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-memorial.html

Mr K 10-11-2019 19:46

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Australia's on fire (adding more greenhouse gases), and we're flooding. Just maybe something's up?

jfman 10-11-2019 19:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36016754)
Australia's on fire (adding more greenhouse gases), and we're flooding. Just maybe something's up?

Fake news. ;)

papa smurf 10-11-2019 21:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36016755)
Fake news. ;)

Australia :rofl: definitely a made up name;)

nomadking 10-11-2019 21:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36016754)
Australia's on fire (adding more greenhouse gases), and we're flooding. Just maybe something's up?

Bush fires are a natural phenomenon and promote new growth of plants.

Mr K 10-11-2019 21:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36016772)
Bush fires are a natural phenomenon and promote new growth of plants.

Yes, I'm sure that's a comfort to Sydney residents... It's happening more regularly, floods, fires, but I'm sure you'd still argue black is white to suit your own weird agenda. Wake up old chap, it'll affect you too.

Mr K 27-11-2019 22:30

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Quote:

Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’
The world may already have crossed a series of climate tipping points, according to a stark warning from scientists. This risk is “an existential threat to civilisation”, they say, meaning “we are in a state of planetary emergency”.
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...y_to_clipboard

It does kind of put into perspective all the other irrelevant crap we obsess about. Planetary doom still rates way down peoples priorities,. How stupid we've been, when the evidence has been there for decades.

OLD BOY 28-11-2019 08:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36018516)
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...y_to_clipboard

It does kind of put into perspective all the other irrelevant crap we obsess about. Planetary doom still rates way down peoples priorities,. How stupid we've been, when the evidence has been there for decades.

Decades ago we were being told we were headed for an ice age.

Cheer up, it will be colder this weekend. :D

denphone 28-11-2019 08:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018533)
Decades ago we were being told we were headed for an ice age.

Cheer up, it will be colder this weekend. :D

And that cancels out climate change according to your logic....

OLD BOY 28-11-2019 09:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36018536)
And that cancels out climate change according to your logic....

It was a joke, Den, in line with Mr K's recent posts, which have made me chuckle!

papa smurf 28-11-2019 09:52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36018536)
And that cancels out climate change according to your logic....

No Den, Tax cancels out climate change.

jonbxx 28-11-2019 10:28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018542)
It was a joke, Den, in line with Mr K's recent posts, which have made me chuckle!

Actually, there is a grain of truth in this. Modelling of orbital variations back in 1980 (Milankovitch Cycles) seems to show that we should be 6000 years in to a 23000 year cooling cycle and yes, heading towards an ice age. However, the modelling only took into account orbital variation and nothing else.

nomadking 28-11-2019 10:30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36018536)
And that cancels out climate change according to your logic....

It highlights the fact that the predictions are not exactly reliable. At one point the talk was all about acid rain. Then they discovered the predictions didn't come true(eg half of New York state's forests were going to disappear) and that most of it came from natural sources.

Mr K 28-11-2019 11:19

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36018551)
It highlights the fact that the predictions are not exactly reliable. At one point the talk was all about acid rain. Then they discovered the predictions didn't come true(eg half of New York state's forests were going to disappear) and that most of it came from natural sources.

The predictions are coming true, record increases in global temperature, melting ice sheets, increased extreme weather events, flooding, drought, forest and moorland fires. If anything they under estimated the rate of change. However some will scream fake news even when the water comes through their front doors....
However it does seem it's too late now.

denphone 28-11-2019 11:35

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36018559)
The predictions are coming true, record increases in global temperature, melting ice sheets, increased extreme weather events, flooding, drought, forest and moorland fires. If anything they under estimated the rate of change. However some will scream fake news even when the water comes through their front doors....
However it does seem it's too late now.

l somehow doubt homeowners or those who rent will be screaming fake news if it comes through their own front door but of course l suspect their thinking is it ain't going to to be happening to them which of course is a false delusion.

nomadking 28-11-2019 12:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36018559)
The predictions are coming true, record increases in global temperature, melting ice sheets, increased extreme weather events, flooding, drought, forest and moorland fires. If anything they under estimated the rate of change. However some will scream fake news even when the water comes through their front doors....
However it does seem it's too late now.

The climate has always changed. If it wasn't for a "tipping point" in the past, we would still have an ice age.

Hugh 28-11-2019 16:29

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36018565)
The climate has always changed. If it wasn't for a "tipping point" in the past, we would still have an ice age.

I think everyone knows what it means, just like if a doctor says to you "you're running a temperature", you don't reply "I've always had a temperature, othewise I'd be dead"... ;)

OLD BOY 28-11-2019 16:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36018559)
The predictions are coming true, record increases in global temperature, melting ice sheets, increased extreme weather events, flooding, drought, forest and moorland fires. If anything they under estimated the rate of change. However some will scream fake news even when the water comes through their front doors....
However it does seem it's too late now.

I think we can all see that the climate is currently undergoing changes. But what we don't know is whether these changes are temporary and whether mankind is responsible.

All sorts of factors impact on climate, and I retain a healthy scepticism as to whether carbon is the cause. The atmosphere currently comprises 0.04% of carbon and some people are making a fortune out of carbon trading, etc.

Go figure.

denphone 28-11-2019 17:13

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l would say its pretty obvious that mankind is mostly responsible even to those who are sceptical..

OLD BOY 28-11-2019 17:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36018581)
l would say its pretty obvious that mankind is mostly responsible even to those who are sceptical..

We've certainly been brainwashed into thinking so, Den. We all just need to bear in mind that the scientists have not proved this theory of theirs yet.

For all we know, it might be that with the cleaner air we are breathing following the industrial revolution, more sunlight is getting through, allowing the recovery from the mini-ice age to resume.

By the way, the mini-ice age was not our fault - it was absolutely natural. So why is 'global warming' our fault?

More questions than answers, as usual.

Hugh 28-11-2019 17:42

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018584)
We've certainly been brainwashed into thinking so, Den. We all just need to bear in mind that the scientists have not proved this theory of theirs yet.

For all we know, it might be that with the cleaner air we are breathing following the industrial revolution, more sunlight is getting through, allowing the recovery from the mini-ice age to resume.

By the way, the mini-ice age was not our fault - it was absolutely natural. So why is 'global warming' our fault?

More questions than answers, as usual.

Funny how people believe scientists when it comes to health (anti-vaxxers excepted), air travel, computers, but not climate change...

You seem to be confusing "scientific theory" with "an idea that someone had" - a scientific theory is " an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results.".

jonbxx 28-11-2019 17:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018584)
We've certainly been brainwashed into thinking so, Den. We all just need to bear in mind that the scientists have not proved this theory of theirs yet.

For all we know, it might be that with the cleaner air we are breathing following the industrial revolution, more sunlight is getting through, allowing the recovery from the mini-ice age to resume.

By the way, the mini-ice age was not our fault - it was absolutely natural. So why is 'global warming' our fault?

More questions than answers, as usual.

Absolutely. Unless we had another Earth to test, we have to work with models and proxies and the big issue is that nothing like this has happened before. Sure, there have been climate changes in the past but the evidence of causes of these changes are generally not related to carbon emissions but rather changes in solar radiation.

CO2 levels do cause a greenhouse effect, that is basic physics but I guess the question is do the amounts of atmospheric CO2 contribute to warming and, if yes, how much is needed to have an effect? There is also a good correlation between CO2 levels and temperatures but correlation does not always indicate causation. There are studies using new information sciences which do show a one way linkage - https://www.nature.com/articles/srep21691 but it can be argued that this is just another type of statistics...

I guess the big questions are;
  1. Does CO2 cause a greenhouse effect in general?
  2. Does atmospheric CO2 cause a greenhouse effect in the atmosphere and if the answer to above is yes and this is no, why?
  3. How much CO2 is needed to cause an effect?
  4. If CO2 is not the cause of climate change, where is the heat from a greenhouse effect going?
  5. What else could cause a rise in global temperatures?

OLD BOY 28-11-2019 18:36

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36018585)
Funny how people believe scientists when it comes to health (anti-vaxxers excepted), air travel, computers, but not climate change...

You seem to be confusing "scientific theory" with "an idea that someone had" - a scientific theory is " an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results.".

I take their health advice with a pinch of salt as well. Advising people to cut calories rather than carbohydrates, advising that certain foods are bad for you, then changing their minds some 30 years later and admitting that their advice actually caused health problems....the examples are endless.

Don't get me wrong, we should take notice of what scientists say, but then apply the common sense test.

I don't know what you mean by testing climate theory. There are too many variables as to how climate works for anyone to be sure, and climate models are designed with certain assumptions added in which might be false. Rubbish in, rubbish out, as they say.

Climatologists have been caught out a few times about their alarmist predictions and we need to think about these things before we blindly accept what they say. I'd like to be able to believe scientists without question, but I'm afraid they no longer have my trust.

Taf 28-11-2019 19:37

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I read an interview somewhere recently where a prominent "scientist" claims there are only abut 100 "true scientists" worldwide, whilst the rest are statisticians, lab techs, collators, etc.

And then there is this:

https://climatefeedback.org/evaluati...imate-science/

Hugh 28-11-2019 23:39

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36018597)
I read an interview somewhere recently where a prominent "scientist" claims there are only abut 100 "true scientists" worldwide, whilst the rest are statisticians, lab techs, collators, etc.

And then there is this:

https://climatefeedback.org/evaluati...imate-science/

Not sure you read that properly - it was debunking the letter that states "there is no climate emergency"...
Quote:

This letter presenting a short list of claims about climate change boasts a list of “500 scientists and professionals” who have co-signed it.

The claims contradict or misrepresent the evidence uncovered by geoscientists, failing to provide support for its conclusions downplaying the threat of climate change. The letter claims, for example, that climate models ignore the benefits of increased CO2 on plant growth. This is false, as many climate models simulate the response of vegetation to increased CO2—and the climate change it causes.

And while some outlets described the co-signers as experts in climate science, most are not. As noted in an analysis below, a significant portion of the co-signers are either engineers or professionals in non-technical fields. Only 10 identified themselves as climate scientists.

Similar letters have sought to establish credibility with large numbers of co-signers in the past, but evidence is what counts in science.

jonbxx 29-11-2019 11:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018592)
I take their health advice with a pinch of salt as well. Advising people to cut calories rather than carbohydrates, advising that certain foods are bad for you, then changing their minds some 30 years later and admitting that their advice actually caused health problems....the examples are endless.

Don't get me wrong, we should take notice of what scientists say, but then apply the common sense test.

I don't know what you mean by testing climate theory. There are too many variables as to how climate works for anyone to be sure, and climate models are designed with certain assumptions added in which might be false. Rubbish in, rubbish out, as they say.

Climatologists have been caught out a few times about their alarmist predictions and we need to think about these things before we blindly accept what they say. I'd like to be able to believe scientists without question, but I'm afraid they no longer have my trust.

A lot of this is failure of science communication rather than science itself. It's not glamorous to talk about p-values and error bars so information is given in absolutes rather than certainties and ranges and this can lead to misleading conclusions. If you read the underlying reports, there are loads of uncertainties reported but these rarely get into the public domain. For example, look at the graphs from a recent IPCC report here - https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/chapter/su...-policymakers/

Common sense is good filter but it should be backed up by good data and even then surprises can pop up

Pierre 29-11-2019 11:48

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36018551)
It highlights the fact that the predictions are not exactly reliable. At one point the talk was all about acid rain. Then they discovered the predictions didn't come true(eg half of New York state's forests were going to disappear) and that most of it came from natural sources.

It's not like they've ever been wrong before:

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/18-sp...e-this-year-3/

OLD BOY 29-11-2019 14:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36018630)
It's not like they've ever been wrong before:

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/18-sp...e-this-year-3/

Well done for finding this, Pierre. These examples show why I have been so skeptical of these wild climate predictions from people who should know better.

We fall for them every time, don't we? Everyone always listens to the 'end of the world' brigade, despite the fact that none of them have ever been right over the centuries.

Hugh 29-11-2019 15:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36018645)
Well done for finding this, Pierre. These examples show why I have been so skeptical of these wild climate predictions from people who should know better.

We fall for them every time, don't we? Everyone always listens to the 'end of the world' brigade, despite the fact that none of them have ever been right over the centuries.

Well, in the last 50 years, computing power has progressed logarithmically, with more data being able to be stored and analysed, so the predictions now can be done quicker and more accurately.

The people at the time were working on the information they had at the time (except Erlich, who was a scaremonger and was just getting publicity for his books) - we have much more extensive datasets and computing power to forecast probabilities now.

I suppose you could be right - 97% of climate scientists are pulling a scam, and if it wasn't for those plucky little mining and energy companies fighting the good fight against Big Science, they would be getting away with wanting us, and our children, clean air and water, and cheaper renewable energy... ;)

Sephiroth 30-11-2019 10:35

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The climate extremes itself every 5000 years or so. What’s the big deal if we’ve brought that forward by a couple of hundred years?

pip08456 30-11-2019 11:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36018664)
Well, in the last 50 years, computing power has progressed logarithmically, with more data being able to be stored and analysed, so the predictions now can be done quicker and more accurately.

Using the same old alogorithum.

Quote:

Wigley started working on climate science full-time in 1975 and created one of the first climate models (MAGICC) in 1987. It remains one of the main climate models in use today.

Link

Hugh 30-11-2019 17:42

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And the quotes given were from 1970, and his model was first used in 1987...

It's a model, not an algorithm - models are made up of many algorithms, which are constantly reviewed and modified...

From the MAGICC wiki
Quote:

MAGICC was originally developed by Tom Wigley (National Centre for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, US, and University of Adelaide, Australia) and Sarah Raper (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) in the late 1980s and continuously developed since then.

Mr K 21-12-2019 10:16

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Watching a bit of the 20/20 cricket in Canberra. There's a danger of fire stopping play, which is a new one, the bush fire smoke is dangerously close.
Flooding here as well. Maybe when the Aussies evacuate to the UK we'll do something as we're still ignoring the issue.

---------- Post added at 09:16 ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 ----------

And play has been suspended. God knows how asthmatics are coping.

papa smurf 21-12-2019 10:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36020814)
Watching a bit of the 20/20 cricket in Canberra. There's a danger of fire stopping play, which is a new one, the bush fire smoke is dangerously close.
Flooding here as well. Maybe when the Aussies evacuate to the UK we'll do something as we're still ignoring the issue.

---------- Post added at 09:16 ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 ----------

And play has been suspended. God knows how asthmatics are coping.

This should cheer you up, yesterday i was in a line of traffic and the car in front was a nissan leaf proudly boasting zero emissions,the first electric car i have seen around here and it was a taxi.

Chris 21-12-2019 11:57

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There are Leafs all over the place around here, a few BMW i3s around too, and I normally pass at least one Tesla a week. The Tesla model 3 looks very smart.

Pierre 21-12-2019 12:29

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36020819)
There are Leafs all over the place around here, a few BMW i3s around too, and I normally pass at least one Tesla a week. The Tesla model 3 looks very smart.

Lots of Tesla’s around here. Electric cars make sense as a 2nd car but until they can 600miles on 1no. Charge and can re-charge quickly i’ll Stick to my Diesel.

Mrs Pierre just got a 5.0 V8 Mustang, might as well, we may be the last generation that can!

Chris 21-12-2019 12:57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36020822)
Lots of Tesla’s around here. Electric cars make sense as a 2nd car but until they can 600miles on 1no. Charge and can re-charge quickly i’ll Stick to my Diesel.

Mrs Pierre just got a 5.0 V8 Mustang, might as well, we may be the last generation that can!

Now that’s a car designed to be parked outside the Green Party conference and revved, repeatedly :rofl:

I think Tesla are just about there with their range and proprietary rapid charging network but you pay quite a premium for it. As for the rest of them, a Leaf sounds practical most of the time, most of the year, but I hear horror stories about them in the dead of a Scottish winter. The range just vanishes.

I take a 250 mile road trip probably twice a year and I’d be happy enough to do it with a 40 minute charging break in the middle. I like to recharge with caffeine anyway. But occasionally - rarely, but occasionally - I go further. As things stand I could drive right down to the south coast in one day in whatever car I happened to own without any problems. Nobody is going to persuade me that in future, being able to go on a long distance road trip is a privilege to be enjoyed only those who can afford a premium car.

Mr K 30-12-2019 09:11

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Now the shite's hit the fan. The affluent have realised that climate change will decimate their pensions and investments.... Now it's important all of a sudden ! Being wealthy will be no protection, well there's a surprise.
https://www.independent.co.uk/enviro...-a9263861.html
Quote:

Climate breakdown could render investments held by millions of people “worthless”, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned.

Mark Carney suggested the financial sector had not yet woken up to the looming crisis and was “not moving fast enough” to divest from fossil fuels.

OLD BOY 30-12-2019 10:54

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36021519)
Now the shite's hit the fan. The affluent have realised that climate change will decimate their pensions and investments.... Now it's important all of a sudden ! Being wealthy will be no protection, well there's a surprise.
https://www.independent.co.uk/enviro...-a9263861.html

Like Mark Carney has a good record with his predictions! I don't think I shall be losing much sleep over this one.

denphone 30-12-2019 10:59

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36021526)
Like Mark Carney has a good record with his predictions! I don't think I shall be losing much sleep over this one.

Climate Change is not a prediction , its a clear fact...

papa smurf 30-12-2019 11:10

Re: Climate Change - record World temp. rises in Feb.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36021527)
Climate Change is not a prediction , its a clear fact...

I must say how taken aback i am by all the science and proof you have attached to that opinion;)


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