The scientific evidence is there. The Bracknell Standard of 2 October printed a reply to my letter on climate change. Your correspondent used such phrases as “the current propaganda on global warming” and “scientific argument”. He really should bring himself up to date with the facts as there is no longer any scientific argument. All the independent scientific papers published in the last 20 years have warned of the extreme dangers to human life but thankfully most scientists agree that if actions are taken now, we can save the planet. We know what needs to be done. The minority of scientists, however, say it is already too late to prevent runaway global warming; all we can do is slow the demise of most of the human race (not helped by a population that increases by one and a half million a week); maybe a few of our great grandchildren would live in the new land where we call Antarctica, after the ice has all melted.
We all know from looking around us for the last 20 years that global warming is here. In our loft the children’s sledges have remained unused for many years due to the mild winters. I know there used to be a minority of informed people who did not accept that global warming existed. Their view was based on satellite data that has now been shown to be totally false. It had been assumed that the satellite was stationary but it wasn’t. Adjusting for this movement brought the satellite data into line with all the very many millions of temperature readings showing that the planet is getting warmer, all over its surface.
I accept that all sorts of nonsense can be found on the world wide web. All some nerd has to do is to write lies and paste them there. To avoid runaway global warming, we need to burn much less fossil fuel and use renewable sources of energy instead. The politicians must sort this out and provide leadership to prevent global disaster. They must act very quickly.
David Young
The Green Party General Election candidate for Bracknell.
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