My ignorance was intentional and strategic - & because of fear, I then couldn't look critically at the policy that was developed on the back of 'the science'.
What a great article, including your own bias and 'manufactured ignorance' - so good to have the whole climate change dialogue articulated this way. Thank you!
In his book "True Believer", Eric Hofer explored the essence of "mass movements" which involve the exploitation and subtle manufacture of of consensus that aligns with power as one of our unrefined human instincts. If we live long enough, we will all be "true believers" in something that, when analyzed further, turned out to be empty or frankly evil. Thank you Jodie for sharing your evolution as a "true believer" in the farce of anthropogenic climate change policy that has no plausible basis for "saving the planet" for indeed that was never the purpose. As long as the NZ govt is promoting the corporate interests of product obsolescence, consumerism, waste, and resource exploitation rather than conservation and stewardship of the environment, its policy impact is simply a means of tax enslavement to the people of New Zealand. Interesting that China and India are exempted from Kyoto and Paris accords....
Sorry to harp on but I just looked at some of the people you referred to and their concerns about cloud cover missing from modelling. Also looked at work on latest models that take into affect cloud cover.
The worry now is that the reflective cloud effect will reduce with warming, letting in more sunlight. Especially with air cleanliness controls reducing aerosol emissions which aid cloud formation. Bush fires might balance that out. Interesting aside is that aerosol induced cloud formation, from fossil fuel burning, has reduced the warming from greenhouse gases so scientists have underestimated their full effect.
I’m not a climate fundamentalist, I’m a climate radical. I’ve been studying climate change for 40 years and I think we have already passed the point where we can stop the sea level by rising 10 metres, and in as little as 100 years (mind blowing). At the end of the last ice age sea level rose by a maximum of 4 metres a century(11 000 years ago). Without any help from us. Yes the rich will use climate change to screw the poor. That’s our materialistic corporate capitalist system. Community based wholistic economics, culture and politics is in my opinion our last best hope. Jesus was another who was nailed up because he undermined the power of his day.
If I’m wrong who cares, electric economies are more efficient than fossil fuel run ones. Ditto vego vs meat eating. And if the oil stays in the ground future generations can use it. Might come in handy during the next ice age when we want to warm things up.
But if I’m right and the anti climate change lobby (many funded by oil companies, if you want to talk money and vested interest) continue to stall any meaningful change. Then we are talking billions of displaced people and 100s of millions dead. Risk management demands action just in case I’m right.
Good to hear your looking at tectonics because for New Zealand that’s going to be the wild card and there is not enough research on this in relation to climate change. If you want radical check out the progressive party.co.nz website for detailed science and policy ideas around climate change:)
What a great article, including your own bias and 'manufactured ignorance' - so good to have the whole climate change dialogue articulated this way. Thank you!
In his book "True Believer", Eric Hofer explored the essence of "mass movements" which involve the exploitation and subtle manufacture of of consensus that aligns with power as one of our unrefined human instincts. If we live long enough, we will all be "true believers" in something that, when analyzed further, turned out to be empty or frankly evil. Thank you Jodie for sharing your evolution as a "true believer" in the farce of anthropogenic climate change policy that has no plausible basis for "saving the planet" for indeed that was never the purpose. As long as the NZ govt is promoting the corporate interests of product obsolescence, consumerism, waste, and resource exploitation rather than conservation and stewardship of the environment, its policy impact is simply a means of tax enslavement to the people of New Zealand. Interesting that China and India are exempted from Kyoto and Paris accords....
Sorry to harp on but I just looked at some of the people you referred to and their concerns about cloud cover missing from modelling. Also looked at work on latest models that take into affect cloud cover.
The worry now is that the reflective cloud effect will reduce with warming, letting in more sunlight. Especially with air cleanliness controls reducing aerosol emissions which aid cloud formation. Bush fires might balance that out. Interesting aside is that aerosol induced cloud formation, from fossil fuel burning, has reduced the warming from greenhouse gases so scientists have underestimated their full effect.
I’m not a climate fundamentalist, I’m a climate radical. I’ve been studying climate change for 40 years and I think we have already passed the point where we can stop the sea level by rising 10 metres, and in as little as 100 years (mind blowing). At the end of the last ice age sea level rose by a maximum of 4 metres a century(11 000 years ago). Without any help from us. Yes the rich will use climate change to screw the poor. That’s our materialistic corporate capitalist system. Community based wholistic economics, culture and politics is in my opinion our last best hope. Jesus was another who was nailed up because he undermined the power of his day.
If I’m wrong who cares, electric economies are more efficient than fossil fuel run ones. Ditto vego vs meat eating. And if the oil stays in the ground future generations can use it. Might come in handy during the next ice age when we want to warm things up.
But if I’m right and the anti climate change lobby (many funded by oil companies, if you want to talk money and vested interest) continue to stall any meaningful change. Then we are talking billions of displaced people and 100s of millions dead. Risk management demands action just in case I’m right.
Good to hear your looking at tectonics because for New Zealand that’s going to be the wild card and there is not enough research on this in relation to climate change. If you want radical check out the progressive party.co.nz website for detailed science and policy ideas around climate change:)