It appears that the threat from climate-change/global-warming can be greatly reduced without the need to stop using fossil fuels. A little bit of adaptation and conservation work can achieve amazing results. — Agree-to-Disagree
So many people think they need a water heater continuously heating so they can instantly have a shower — frank
How long are you willing to wait to have a shower? — Agree-to-Disagree
I don't run a car and walk a lot. — Baden
Wash in a Polish creek. Isn't that what you guys do? — frank
There's no debate, there's no discussion, there's only idiots raising their voices so high that it disturbs the public space to the degree that normally functioning people have to deal with it. — Christoffer
But scientists can be wrong, so skepticism isn't necessarily a bad thing. — frank
there's only idiots raising their voices so high that it disturbs the public space — Christoffer
Skepticism without grounding in unbiased reasoning and having an insight into what the science means... is meaningless. — Christoffer
I'm sure politicians and economists are going to take measures to start reducing the rate at which we are increasing these levels really soon, and if they haven't actually committed to reducing our contribution to zero well I'm sure they will be doing that as well one of these days. — unenlightened
People might start taking climate change more seriously if climate scientists "walked the walk", and didn't just "talk the talk". — Agree-to-Disagree
Shouldn't we take climate change more seriously from now on after the floods in Valencia (Spain)? — javi2541997
They’ll keep their heads in the sand till the bitter end. — Mikie
When are "scientists" going to start reducing the rate at which they are increasing CO2 levels? COP29, the taxpayer funded annual holiday for climate scientists, is about to start. How many plane flights and private jet trips will this entail? — Agree-to-Disagree
Shouldn't we take climate change more seriously from now on after the floods in Valencia (Spain)? — javi2541997
Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse
“No doubt about it, these explosive downpours were intensified by climate change,” said Dr Friederike Otto, from Imperial College London, who leads an international group of scientists who try to understand the role that warming plays in these type of events. — Matt McGrath - BBC
They’ll keep their heads in the sand till the bitter end. Like I said: just stupid, stupid people. — Mikie
What is your point of sharing the history and dates of Valencia's floods? — javi2541997
My point is that "scientists" are not justified in saying that climate change made the 2024 Spanish floods worse. — Agree-to-Disagree
My point is that "scientists" are not justified in saying that climate change made the 2024 Spanish floods worse. — Agree-to-Disagree
If climate change is not making the weather worse and adverse here, what is the main cause then — javi2541997
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