Dr David Evans: Prime Minister wrong on climate change

A former senior advisor to the Federal Government claims the Prime Minister has got it wrong on climate change.

Dr David Evans has said the decision makers and the public are unaware of the evolving research, and are still stuck in the science of 1995.

He says the government is misleading the public on climate change, giving false facts on global warming.

Dr Evans has told 2GB's Jason Morrison they're basing all their climate change policies on data that's years out of date.

"Since 1990 western governments have spent about $50 billion in research and associated sort of stuff, looking for the causes of climate change, looking for any evidence.

"The only thing we ever found was the old ice core data but that has been reversed by the new ice course. What we found instead was the evidence that carbon emissions definitely do not cause the current global warming."

Dr Evans has slammed Penny Wong, saying her argument that the hottest years on record all occurred in the last 13 years, is incorrect.

He also questioned her lack of evidence to prove carbon emissions cause climate change.

Meanwhile, Labor's multi-million dollar advertising campaign on climate change has been slammed again, with Brendan Nelson saying it's fluffy and doesn't look at the global picture.

The Rudd government has launched a campaign to sell its emissions trading scheme with ads that show the dangers of climate change through images of chimneys and parched earth.

The opposition leader says he agrees there's a need to educate Australians over the economics of climate change and the emissions trading scheme, but says the campaign must include the fact there's also damage done by other nations, and that Australia can't go it alone.

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[cardsharpcardsharp]

Well I do know one of the site's founders and current contributors. He is a former South Aust Premier - left wing too! No idiot, no sociopatch. Just cautious. Bye for now, might spend more time on useful pusuits. Have fun being angry SBS.

[StunnedByStupidity]

Its an idiots site. Either pig ignorant or evil - you pick. And exactly the reason you were there I take it?

Now go here:

'Too late? Why scientists say we should expect the worst' on google 1st return.

Now if you have any compassion AT ALL your heart will break...

[cardsharpcardsharp]

Hey SBS - you seem to have a need to insult everyone who disagrees with you. Perhaps you should stand for Parliament? Then you could spend all day insulting folk without ever listening to them. Believe me, some folk who disagree with you do know their stuff - dare I say, they may know more than you? Now in your reply don't forget to insult me, will you mate.

[cardsharpcardsharp]

No division in the science? Check out the Lavoisier Society site, mate. Are they all sociopaths or ignorant? Be nice and polite to them, won't you. And to Al, your favourite failed ex-Pres.

[StunnedByStupidity]

Tell me how may of the SCIENTIFIC papers in the latest IPCC report was written by Al Gore? Well, lets have a display of you breathtaking learning on the subject. Lets see you put all the worlds scientists in their place with your breathtaking intelligigence/learning...

Al Gore has NOTHING to do with the REALITY of global warming!

Are you being dismissive of the fact that millions will die? Then I'm calling you a sociopath. Do you know nothing about the subject?Then are you not ignorant? QED.

[cardsharpcardsharp]

Al Gore is, like you, an alarmist. So we who may not agree with you are either sociopaths or ignorant. I love it. Good luck son. Look me up when you finish Year 10. No more from me, too busy collecting my pension and fishing.

[StunnedByStupidity]

And you would be far more persuasive if you posted some science. My insults are both legitimate and understandable (if you had the tiniest inkling of the CATASTROPHIC mess we are in!). There are basically two types of denialist. The ignorant and the sociopaths, which are you?

I don't need logic or confidence, all I need is THE SCIENCE! Where as you think all you need is to believe in something to make it true - the world doesn't work like this!

And throwing in an Al Gore quip hmm...

[cardsharpcardsharp]

You would be far more persuasive if you refrained from insults. I agree with bannol's implication that you shout too much whilst insisting all opposition must be stupid, solely because they disagree with you. Don't you have confidence in the strength of your logic? Are you the sole possessor of Truth? OR like that failed US Vice-President, Al Gore, just determined to get a point across even if it is only justified by noise and deceit.

[cardsharpcardsharp]

There are no flooded islands in the Maldives. Sorry, but there isn't. Even if there were, would their flooding necessarliy be carbon caused? I am neither a sceptic nor an alarmist at this stage, yet so far have found the alarmists like Tim Flannery and Garnaut (PM's boss in Peking Embassy many years ago - is that a coincidence?) frequently wrong - that is, if Andrew Bolt's examination of their exaggerated predictions is correct.

[PQRLOVE]

The Maldive Is comment below was directed to bannal's statement there were no tropical islands flooding.