First, Hoggan openly admits he
knows nothing about climate change, but after reading just one book by Ross Gelbspan who is also not an expert on climate change (to the demonstrable contrary of such a label), he says «these guys» — meaning skeptic climate scientists and skeptic speakers who cite those scientists — are liars.
So, when I was reading this book, and I'm embarrassed to say this now»cause at this time I knew
nothing about climate change, but I was flying in a jet that belonged to this friend of mine, and I said «You should read this», so I handed it to him, and about an hour later he said, «What should we do about this?»
«Doing
nothing about climate change is still a fairly common affliction, even in this day and age.
And
nothing about climate change.
Ebell called Sir David «an alarmist» who knew «
nothing about climate change».
Nothing about the climate change that might then ensue.
Kevin Trenberth, a climate scientist at the independent National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., went further: «The fact is he knows little or
nothing about climate change.»
He added, «If you can just get rid of the data, you're in a stronger position to argue we should do
nothing about climate change.»
So here is the question: Are Australians willing to delay the growth in real GDP by 12 months and in doing so play their part in global efforts to tackle climate change, or would they prefer to have the growth a year earlier and do
nothing about climate change, sponge off the rest of the world and become an international pariah?
Supposedly, a relatively modest slowdown in economic growth means that it is now imperative to do
nothing about climate change.
The Chamber petitioned the EPA to do
nothing about climate change, arguing that «populations can acclimatize to warmer climates via a range of behavioral, physiological, and technological adaptations.»
While the cost to tax payers was taken into consideration, he said, so too was the impact that doing
nothing about climate change would have on future generations.
«If you think it's expensive to do something about climate change, this tells you how expensive it will be to do
nothing about climate change,» said Tufts economist Frank Ackerman, who conducted the study.
He finds it also «remarkable» that there is
nothing about climate change.