An interesting 'skeptics' view was aired in the UK a couple of years ago,
called "The Great Global Warming Swindle" which blamed climate change on
sunspots, inter alia and questioned the underlying science:
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/G/great_global_warming_swindle/
I don't know
Hello All,
Just a gentle reminder that when you post a message to the list, it goes
out to ~ 350 people who already get wy too much email. And, thus,
while I don't wish to stifle the rich conversations we're having here
(the "skeptics" exchange being the most recent), I do ask that you
con
Yes, it's interesting to see how the 'polluter pays' argument (developed
countries put the vast majority of the GHGs currently in the atmosphere up
there as they industrialized, and so should bear the brunt of international
efforts to reduce use of fossil fuels) and the 'per capita' argument (th
And please add in the other group of 'skeptics' one would encounter in
developing countries, those pro-growth enthusiasts who don't want anything
coming between their playing catch-up with the industrialized North. China and
India certainly fall in this category.
Deb.
- Original Message --
Dear Collaborators,
Thank you! Your thoughtful exchange has broadened my horizons. At the risk of adding more words to an already lengthy
conversation and sounding more like a mystic than a social scientist, I want to add to Simon's critical insight. Not only is
humanity entering a new cultur
dear kate (et al),
i was lecturing in brazil a couple of weeks ago and the 'is it really true'
question came up with surprising frequency. turns out that a very prestigious
figure, the former rector of the university of brazilia, is a climate change
denier. there have been strong replies to h
On the subject of skepticism and its uneven distribution, see the July issue
of *Public Understanding of Science* 18(4):
Believing is seeing: laypeople's views of future socio-economic and climate
change in England and in Italy
Irene Lorenzoni and Mike Hulme
Public Understanding of Science 2009;18
Hi Peter (and everyone, thanks for the discussion),
One thing you say below caught me by surprise: that skepticism is
"almost exclusively a global North position". Is this true? Can you
elucidate? It's certainly not intuitively obvious, although I would
guess that our boys are the loudest s
Dear all,
What a great discussion thread. I have noted many thoughts and
readings for the summer. I have also used Deb’s reminder of ‘cherry
picking’ and here is the result:
Howard’s recommendation:
‘I assign Bjorn Lomborg's book which is an easy read and while not
denying climate science
