Claim: Climate Change is “An intergenerational crime against humanity”
17 hours ago Eric Worrall 39 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
The persistent and damaging academic campaign of climate fearmongering is the “intergenerational crime” which history will remember.
‘An intergenerational crime against humanity’: what will it take for political leaders to start taking climate change seriously?
Published: June 4, 2024 6.08am AEST
Joëlle Gergis
Honorary Climate Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
In February 2024, I attended the annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society – the peak group for scientists working in all branches of weather and climate research. Over the past decade, the mood of our gatherings has become increasingly sombre. Some presenters have taken to apologising in advance for their confronting results, with some attempting to soften the blow by including funny animated gifs or photos of soothing sunsets to comfort the audience.
It’s not hard to understand why. This year we had a plenary address by a distinguished IPCC veteran. The speaker began by saying that the world has “Buckley’s chance” of achieving the 1.5°C target, and even 2°C is going to be a stretch. If emissions continue at the current rate, the 1.5°C threshold could be breached as soon as 2028.
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