Climate Change

[Wales-Bales]

Speaking at the UN General Assembly today.

See below:

[Wales-Bales]

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," climate activist Greta Thunberg tells the UN. "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you." https://t.co/F5Umw55Y5Y pic.twitter.com/K0WxGCeU4A

— CNN (@CNN) September 23, 2019

[surge]

I wonder how long this one will last before it's moved I couldn't imagine how difficult it must be to speak to the some of the highest ranking officials in the world, about a subject I feel incredibly passionate about, in what is not my first language. The image of Greta alone one year ago and now, as more and more consider what action is needed when the best available science (and the longer term impact) is being ignored because it makes short term economic growth more difficult, is an incredibly powerful comparison.

[bobh]

Maybe she should have been around 700 years ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49742598

Critically there have been times in the past when our climate has deteriorated and there have been really huge impacts on our society."

A striking example is the data gathered from the mid 1200s to early 1300s, with the oak rings reporting a prolonged period of above-average summer rainfall for many decades.

It coincides with a time of great famines, including what is known as the Dantean anomaly, when years of cool, wet summers resulted in crop failures - and the reported deaths of 20% of the population of Europe.

Of course, it was a "natural climate anomaly" back then. Couldn't possibly be natuarl these days, could it?
I know our CO2 emissions aren't helping, but a volcano or two puts our efforts in the shade.

[Tuerto]

I wonder how long this one will last before it's moved I couldn't imagine how difficult it must be to speak to the some of the highest ranking officials in the world, about a subject I feel incredibly passionate about, in what is not my first language. The image of Greta alone one year ago and now, as more and more consider what action is needed when the best available science (and the longer term impact) is being ignored because it makes short term economic growth more difficult, is an incredibly powerful comparison.

I do believe in Climate change and the consequences of it, but the people that she's addressing are on a hiding to nothing with this one, can't really tell a kid to ****off, can you?

[Armitage Shanks]

It's getting on my nerves now.
The air is much cleaner now than it was 40 years ago.

[Louth]

It's getting on my nerves now.
The air is much cleaner now than it was 40 years ago.

"Global warming is getting on my nerves now" states expert.

[WJ99mobile]

I don’t care how old she is. She’s ****ing insufferable

[WJ99mobile]

Maybe she should have been around 700 years ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49742598


Of course, it was a "natural climate anomaly" back then. Couldn't possibly be natuarl these days, could it?
I know our CO2 emissions aren't helping, but a volcano or two puts our efforts in the shade.

The volcanic argument has been debunked many times over

[Tuerto]

I don’t care how old she is. She’s ****ing insufferable

Kin'ell' she sounded just like my missus when she's pissed off with me....

[Heathblue]

[QUOTE=Wales-Bales;5007111]Speaking at the UN General Assembly today.

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She's being exploited by adults including her parents. I did see pictures of her on twitter yesterday dressed in an antifa top but put it down to being a fake picture.

[Rjk]

Maybe she should have been around 700 years ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49742598


Of course, it was a "natural climate anomaly" back then. Couldn't possibly be natuarl these days, could it?
I know our CO2 emissions aren't helping, but a volcano or two puts our efforts in the shade.

You clearly haven't understood the evidence.

[rudy gestede]

I don’t care how old she is. She’s ****ing insufferable

So are you though mate

[rudy gestede]

Maybe she should have been around 700 years ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49742598


Of course, it was a "natural climate anomaly" back then. Couldn't possibly be natuarl these days, could it?
I know our CO2 emissions aren't helping, but a volcano or two puts our efforts in the shade.

You haven’t read any actual evidence have you?

[the other bob wilson]

It amuses me that people can get so annoyed by a young girl showing she cares passionately about something so important - I wonder what they would be saying if she was someone who played around with her phone all day and cared passionately about some boy band?

Also why do some, almost always older people, get so worked up about the whole idea of global warming? Nothing to do with a feeling of guilt is it or is it that they don't like the idea of their generation being made to look selfish and stupid by people young enough to be their grandchildren?

[WJ99mobile]

So are you though mate

Maybe, but I don’t perpetuate my views represent others or put myself in the limelight.

[Whisperer]

It amuses me that people can get so annoyed by a young girl showing she cares passionately about something so important - I wonder what they would be saying if she was someone who played around with her phone all day and cared passionately about some boy band?

Also why do some, almost always older people, get so worked up about the whole idea of global warming? Nothing to do with a feeling of guilt is it or is it that they don't like the idea of their generation being made to look selfish and stupid by people young enough to be their grandchildren?

That's the biggest load of bollox ive heard in a while fair play.

[Eric Cartman]

It amuses me that people can get so annoyed by a young girl showing she cares passionately about something so important - I wonder what they would be saying if she was someone who played around with her phone all day and cared passionately about some boy band?

Also why do some, almost always older people, get so worked up about the whole idea of global warming? Nothing to do with a feeling of guilt is it or is it that they don't like the idea of their generation being made to look selfish and stupid by people young enough to be their grandchildren?

'speak when spoken to' is etched on their psyche

[Eric Cartman]

That's the biggest load of bollox ive heard in a while fair play.

No it really isn't. The same relics who criticise kids for being vacuous also try to patronise and ridicule this girl into submission for caring about something.

[rudy gestede]

Maybe, but I don’t perpetuate my views represent others or put myself in the limelight.

It’s important, she’s doing a good job of raising awareness. Just seems to be hated by insecure middle aged men.

Climate change has been proven by decades of research, Im always shocked by the number of people on here who don’t know the difference between climate and weather but think they know better than hundreds of thousands of experts.

[the other bob wilson]

That's the biggest load of bollox ive heard in a while fair play.

Are you going to tell me why?

[rudy gestede]

That's the biggest load of bollox ive heard in a while fair play.

Which bit?

[William Treseder]

Fair do’s to this lass. She is very committed to the cause, but she really is farting against thunder.
The earth has been pressing its own destruction button since day 1.
Human greed has always been the biggest curse on mankind, and will be the ultimate reason for its demise.

[Divine Wright]

Maybe, but I don’t perpetuate my views represent others or put myself in the limelight.

Thank feck.

If someone else’s behaviour was affecting your well being would you restrain yourself for the sake of modesty?

[Bald Barry Bastad]

Fair do’s to this lass. She is very committed to the cause, but she really is farting against thunder.
The earth has been pressing its own destruction button since day 1.
Human greed has always been the biggest curse on mankind, and will be the ultimate reason for its demise.

+1
As I get older and older I see greed everywhere. We're all as bad as each other.