(6 of 14) MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN CARBON EMISSIONS ARE NOT WORTH THE MONEY DEBATE: PHILIP STOTT

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[gangreneday]

Philip Stott is amazing

[beasn]

Clearly a logical appraisal. When 30 percent of the world is land and a handful of people think they can influence the climate, then mankind is full of its own swollen ego.

[Technocratic]

Well, one problem with his argument is the assumption that because past climate change Humans have survived, and because they survive in diverse climates today with a wide temperature differential, that an average increase in temperature all over the world must not be a problem.

That's some contorted logic. No one's ever said temperature increases will be the end of all Humanity, which he implies environmentalists argue.

[sefjaguar]

all rhetoric and no facts. Watching this man is like watching pantomime

[sverdslynger]

he is an idiot! let's pray he is right.

he's casicallty saying " we're so fucked it's no use fixing JUST this!"