The Great Global Warming Swindle

The Great Global Warming Swindle This programme was on Channel 4 this evening. A summary of the views expressed by the programme in my own words: Global warming is real, but not manmade. The warming of the earth causes the CO2 variaton, not the other way around. Human beings are in the single digits of…

The Great Global Warming Swindle

This programme was on Channel 4 this evening. A summary of the views expressed by the programme in my own words:

  • Global warming is real, but not manmade.
  • The warming of the earth causes the CO2 variaton, not the other way around.
  • Human beings are in the single digits of co2 production. A lot more is produced by volcanos, dead leaves and in particular the sea.
  • The sun is the main cause of the temperature change.
  • In the 1970s we thought there would be global cooling and we turned out to be wrong.
  • A lot of people have a vested interest in global warming being true.
  • Why should we make the developing world use the most expensive technology when we have benefitted from the cheap polluting kind.

However, having done a litle bit of research there is reason to be sceptical. The progamme was made by someone called Martin Durkin, who has a history of being anti-the environmental movement. After a previous programme he made for Channel 4 the station to issue an apology as it turned out that the programme was nonsense.

Here are some links from the newspapers:

The programme was quite persuasive, but I am fully aware that it is possible to make a persuasive film saying all sorts of things to suit ones own agenda and still be wrong.

I’d be interested to hear other people’s views.

Update: Further news reports.