• The Insanity of Net Zero

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 15 15:42:03 2023
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.


    And Stephen will still us that net zero is cheaper.
    But is it really really cheaper?

    ScottW

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Sep 15 17:01:35 2023
    On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 6:42:04 PM UTC-4, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.


    And Stephen will still us that net zero is cheaper.
    But is it really really cheaper?

    ScottW

    I thought Net Zero was referring to my buying power.

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  • From Trevor Wilson@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sat Sep 16 19:00:51 2023
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.

    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring


    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.

    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.



    And Stephen will still us that net zero is cheaper.
    But is it really really cheaper?

    **Depends. If you consider the cost of the end of our civilisation.
    Because, under worst case scenarios, that is what will happen. Sure,
    there will be pockets of humans who will survive, but most won't. At
    least not with any quality of life that remotely approaches what we have
    today.


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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sat Sep 16 10:37:14 2023
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.

    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sat Sep 16 12:50:34 2023
    On 9/16/23 12:37 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.

    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhetoric_of_Reaction

    Reactionary narratives:

    "Hirschman describes the reactionary narratives thus:

    According to the perversity thesis, any purposive action to improve
    some feature of the political, social, or economic order only serves to exacerbate the condition one wishes to remedy (compare: Unintended consequences).

    The futility thesis holds that attempts at social transformation will
    be unavailing, that they will simply fail to "make a dent."

    Finally, the jeopardy thesis argues that the cost of the proposed
    change or reform is too high as it endangers some previous, precious accomplishment.

    He argues that these are "rhetorics of intransigence", which do not
    further debate."

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 16 11:01:14 2023
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 10:50:37 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 9/16/23 12:37 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice. >>
    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.

    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhetoric_of_Reaction

    Reactionary narratives:

    "Hirschman describes the reactionary narratives thus:

    According to the perversity thesis, any purposive action to improve
    some feature of the political, social, or economic order only serves to exacerbate the condition one wishes to remedy (compare: Unintended consequences).

    The futility thesis holds that attempts at social transformation will
    be unavailing, that they will simply fail to "make a dent."

    Finally, the jeopardy thesis argues that the cost of the proposed
    change or reform is too high as it endangers some previous, precious accomplishment.

    He argues that these are "rhetorics of intransigence", which do not
    further debate."

    And yet I hear the debate on AGW is over.
    Which one ended it...perversity, futility or jeopardy?
    Anyway, We're gonna tip....probably have already. It happened on Joe's watch.

    ScottW


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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sat Sep 16 14:14:52 2023
    On 9/16/23 1:01 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 10:50:37 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 9/16/23 12:37 PM, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>> On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:

    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhetoric_of_Reaction

    Reactionary narratives:

    "Hirschman describes the reactionary narratives thus:

    According to the perversity thesis, any purposive action to improve
    some feature of the political, social, or economic order only serves to
    exacerbate the condition one wishes to remedy (compare: Unintended
    consequences).

    The futility thesis holds that attempts at social transformation will
    be unavailing, that they will simply fail to "make a dent."

    Finally, the jeopardy thesis argues that the cost of the proposed
    change or reform is too high as it endangers some previous, precious
    accomplishment.

    He argues that these are "rhetorics of intransigence", which do not
    further debate."

    And yet I hear the debate on AGW is over.

    Yes, it exists.

    Which one ended it...perversity, futility or jeopardy?

    Those apply to the responses to it.

    Anyway, We're gonna tip....probably have already. It happened on Joe's watch.

    Futility.


    ScottW


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  • From Trevor Wilson@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sun Sep 17 08:46:17 2023
    On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.

    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on
    physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion
    between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average."

    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable. However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay,
    the more it will cost. TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade. Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been
    insignificant. It is no longer.


    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.

    **Typical.


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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sat Sep 16 19:55:04 2023
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice. >>
    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.
    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on
    physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average."

    If you start spending that level of GDP on stuff that doesn't provide any real return on investment...how long before GDP declines as a result?
    Looks like world wide growth is about 3-4% on average. So diverting 7.5%
    is going to have an immediate and substantial impact.

    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable.

    LoL...7.5% is about twice the current savings rate of the US.
    What you're saying is just random hope without thought.



    However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay,
    the more it will cost.

    Yet you supported the BS and totally counterproductive Paris accords.



    TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade.

    Well....since there is no way in hell that it's going to happen in this or
    any decade...and without it we're doomed....you've scored a twofer.
    Futility and jeopardy.

    Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been insignificant. It is no longer.

    Yeah...Y2K got in the way.


    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    **Typical.

    Go ahead and cry if you want to.
    BTW...did you buy an electric car in 1990?

    ScottW

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  • From Trevor Wilson@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sun Sep 17 13:52:16 2023
    On 17/09/2023 12:55 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>> On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice. >>>>
    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.
    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on
    physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion
    between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average."

    If you start spending that level of GDP on stuff that doesn't provide any real return on investment...how long before GDP declines as a result?
    Looks like world wide growth is about 3-4% on average. So diverting 7.5%
    is going to have an immediate and substantial impact.

    **So is global warming you idiot. And, global warming is getting worse.
    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me, that, when atmospheric CO2 concentration hits around 500ppm, that there will be
    nothing we can do to prevent runaway global warming. We should be
    spending shit-loads of cash to avoid this possibility.


    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable.

    LoL...7.5% is about twice the current savings rate of the US.
    What you're saying is just random hope without thought.

    **No. It's 7.5% of GDP. It's difficult, but affordable.




    However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay,
    the more it will cost.

    Yet you supported the BS and totally counterproductive Paris accords.

    **The Paris accord was not counterproductive. It was highly flawed. And,
    once more: I've been warning you about this issue for more than 20
    years. Had we acted 20 years ago, we would not be facing such a huge
    bill. Yet, you failed to listen.

    Just like you are right now.




    TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade.

    Well....since there is no way in hell that it's going to happen in this or any decade...and without it we're doomed....you've scored a twofer.
    Futility and jeopardy.

    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about. You are just a selfish cunt.


    Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been
    insignificant. It is no longer.

    Yeah...Y2K got in the way.

    **No, it did not. y2k was a minor annoyance.



    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    **Typical.

    Go ahead and cry if you want to.
    BTW...did you buy an electric car in 1990?

    **Nope. I did then, what I do today, I walk, cycle or catch public
    transport where possible. I drive less than 5,000km/year.


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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sat Sep 16 21:25:24 2023
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 8:52:20 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 12:55 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.
    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on
    physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion
    between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average."

    If you start spending that level of GDP on stuff that doesn't provide any real return on investment...how long before GDP declines as a result? Looks like world wide growth is about 3-4% on average. So diverting 7.5% is going to have an immediate and substantial impact.
    **So is global warming you idiot.

    We'll see. Between sea temps, natural methane releases, and now the antarctic ice
    sheet not freezing this winter....we're likely way past any irreversible tipping point.
    I'm just going with your decades of past warnings. I'm going with the science.

    And, global warming is getting worse.

    Yup....and Australia is gonna get really really hot.

    https://theconversation.com/seriously-ugly-heres-how-australia-will-look-if-the-world-heats-by-3-c-this-century-157875

    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me, that, when atmospheric CO2 concentration hits around 500ppm, that there will be
    nothing we can do to prevent runaway global warming.

    Nah...they missed it. 400 PPM has already unleashed natural sources of methane.
    It will take it from here regardless of the Co2 levels.

    We should be
    spending shit-loads of cash to avoid this possibility.

    Yeah...on air conditioning and deep cave dwellings.


    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable.

    LoL...7.5% is about twice the current savings rate of the US.
    What you're saying is just random hope without thought.
    **No. It's 7.5% of GDP. It's difficult, but affordable.

    It's assured bankruptcy of the US and world wide economic destruction.
    Other than that...no problem.



    However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay, >> the more it will cost.

    Yet you supported the BS and totally counterproductive Paris accords.
    **The Paris accord was not counterproductive. It was highly flawed.

    and yet it was touted as the solution for decades. A solution that IPCC said was
    inadequate and insufficient to meet goals and much of the world didn't even comply with those
    inadequate goals. And you said we needed to act then to reduce cost....not now when it is much more costly.

    So, in hindsight, it seems the Paris Accords were a huge mistake. A waste of precious time.
    Yet you still claim they weren't counterproductive. Very odd.

    And,
    once more: I've been warning you about this issue for more than 20
    years. Had we acted 20 years ago, we would not be facing such a huge
    bill. Yet, you failed to listen.

    I listened. I told you then as I tell you now, humanity wasn't then and isn't going to act against their current personal interests.
    They didn't. You didn't. I was right.
    So we'll have to endure ...or die trying to endure the consequences.

    Just like you are right now.

    I am right now.




    TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade.

    Well....since there is no way in hell that it's going to happen in this or any decade...and without it we're doomed....you've scored a twofer. Futility and jeopardy.
    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about.

    Actually I do. And they won't do what it takes.
    And the ones of their generation who do act stupidly and oppose everything that might help.
    Still Biden's program for change isn't working as he lies about costs and economic impact etc.
    I've said we can't be dumping costs on the back of consumers while telling 'em it's actually cheaper.
    They won't accept it. Biden is most likely going to get his ass handed to him and neither party will
    be willing to push this again for a decade or more. Which is far too late. So Biden was the only real shot and
    he f'd it up so bad no one will be trying again anytime soon.

    You are just a
    selfish cunt.

    Says the guy who still drives a gas guzzler for fun.
    I'll bet I haven't flown half as many miles as you have in the last decade.

    Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been
    insignificant. It is no longer.

    Yeah...Y2K got in the way.
    **No, it did not. y2k was a minor annoyance.

    All it took. You weren't gluing yourself to anything in 1990 were you?


    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    **Typical.

    Go ahead and cry if you want to.
    BTW...did you buy an electric car in 1990?
    **Nope. I did then, what I do today, I walk, cycle or catch public
    transport where possible. I drive less than 5,000km/year.

    So you still drive when you have to no matter what it does to the planet. You're a shit.

    ScottW

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to Art Sackman on Sat Sep 16 22:05:34 2023
    On Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 1:03:07 AM UTC-4, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:52:20 PM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:


    **So is global warming you idiot. And, global warming is getting worse.
    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me,
    Such a low bar. it still means they are idiots, but
    idiots way smarter than you.
    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about. You are just a selfish cunt.

    I CAN VOUCH FOR HIS OFFSPRING
    and he uses scads of energy.
    and he has offspring too,


    party on!!!!
    no need to walk or bicycle, like that is somehow saving the planet.

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sat Sep 16 22:03:05 2023
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:52:20 PM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:


    **So is global warming you idiot. And, global warming is getting worse.
    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me,

    Such a low bar. it still means they are idiots, but
    idiots way smarter than you.


    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about. You are just a selfish cunt.

    I CAN VOUCH FOR HIS OFFSPRING


    **Nope. I did then, what I do today, I walk, cycle or catch public
    transport where possible. I drive less than 5,000km/year.
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  • From Trevor Wilson@21:1/5 to ScottW on Mon Sep 18 06:19:09 2023
    On 17/09/2023 2:25 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 8:52:20 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 12:55 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote: >>>> On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.
    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on
    physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion
    between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average." >>>
    If you start spending that level of GDP on stuff that doesn't provide any >>> real return on investment...how long before GDP declines as a result?
    Looks like world wide growth is about 3-4% on average. So diverting 7.5% >>> is going to have an immediate and substantial impact.
    **So is global warming you idiot.

    We'll see. Between sea temps, natural methane releases, and now the antarctic ice
    sheet not freezing this winter....we're likely way past any irreversible tipping point.

    **You may be correct. Which is why you should have been listening to me
    20 years ago. You should have voted for politicians who were trying to
    deal with the problem, rather than selfish arseholes in the Republican
    party.

    I'm just going with your decades of past warnings. I'm going with the science.

    And, global warming is getting worse.

    Yup....and Australia is gonna get really really hot.

    **No doubt.


    https://theconversation.com/seriously-ugly-heres-how-australia-will-look-if-the-world-heats-by-3-c-this-century-157875

    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me, that, when
    atmospheric CO2 concentration hits around 500ppm, that there will be
    nothing we can do to prevent runaway global warming.

    Nah...they missed it. 400 PPM has already unleashed natural sources of methane.
    It will take it from here regardless of the Co2 levels.

    **Maybe. here is considerable argument about that. Either way, doing
    nothing is not an option.


    We should be
    spending shit-loads of cash to avoid this possibility.

    Yeah...on air conditioning and deep cave dwellings.

    **No. Reducing CO2 and methane emissions.



    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable.

    LoL...7.5% is about twice the current savings rate of the US.
    What you're saying is just random hope without thought.
    **No. It's 7.5% of GDP. It's difficult, but affordable.

    It's assured bankruptcy of the US and world wide economic destruction.

    **Nonsense.

    Other than that...no problem.



    However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay, >>>> the more it will cost.

    Yet you supported the BS and totally counterproductive Paris accords.
    **The Paris accord was not counterproductive. It was highly flawed.

    and yet it was touted as the solution for decades. A solution that IPCC said was
    inadequate and insufficient to meet goals and much of the world didn't even comply with those
    inadequate goals. And you said we needed to act then to reduce cost....not now when it is much more costly.

    **Then why would you continue to vote for politicians who have been
    wrong all along?


    So, in hindsight, it seems the Paris Accords were a huge mistake. A waste of precious time.
    Yet you still claim they weren't counterproductive. Very odd.

    **Paris was better than doing nothing.


    And,
    once more: I've been warning you about this issue for more than 20
    years. Had we acted 20 years ago, we would not be facing such a huge
    bill. Yet, you failed to listen.

    I listened.

    **Clearly, you did not. You keep voting for Republicans. The Republican
    Party is the party of climate change deniers.

    I told you then as I tell you now, humanity wasn't then and isn't
    going to act against their current personal interests.
    They didn't. You didn't. I was right.
    So we'll have to endure ...or die trying to endure the consequences.

    Just like you are right now.

    I am right now.




    TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade.

    Well....since there is no way in hell that it's going to happen in this or >>> any decade...and without it we're doomed....you've scored a twofer.
    Futility and jeopardy.
    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about.

    Actually I do.

    **Then your selfishness unforgivable.


    And they won't do what it takes.
    And the ones of their generation who do act stupidly and oppose everything that might help.
    Still Biden's program for change isn't working as he lies about costs and economic impact etc.

    **It's WAY better than anything Trump has presented. Trump rolled back
    CO2 reduction schemes.

    I've said we can't be dumping costs on the back of consumers while telling 'em it's actually cheaper.
    They won't accept it. Biden is most likely going to get his ass handed to him and neither party will
    be willing to push this again for a decade or more. Which is far too late. So Biden was the only real shot and
    he f'd it up so bad no one will be trying again anytime soon.

    **Actually, that is not what I've been reading. Biden's plan is a good
    one and will set the US up very nicely for the future.


    You are just a
    selfish cunt.

    Says the guy who still drives a gas guzzler for fun.

    **Not really.

    I'll bet I haven't flown half as many miles as you have in the last decade.

    **I flew (for business) to Cairns two weeks ago. I paid the extra to
    offset my CO2 emissions. Prior to that, I have not flown anywhere since
    1999.


    Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been
    insignificant. It is no longer.

    Yeah...Y2K got in the way.
    **No, it did not. y2k was a minor annoyance.

    All it took. You weren't gluing yourself to anything in 1990 were you?

    **Nope. Why should I?



    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    **Typical.

    Go ahead and cry if you want to.
    BTW...did you buy an electric car in 1990?
    **Nope. I did then, what I do today, I walk, cycle or catch public
    transport where possible. I drive less than 5,000km/year.

    So you still drive when you have to no matter what it does to the planet. You're a shit.

    **Sure, but I am way shitty than you.


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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sun Sep 17 18:35:24 2023
    On Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 1:19:12 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 2:25 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 8:52:20 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 12:55 pm, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 17/09/2023 3:37 am, ScottW wrote:
    On Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 2:00:54 AM UTC-7, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 16/09/2023 8:42 am, ScottW wrote:
    In order to comply with the globalist “Net Zero” climate goals of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and United Nations (UN), taxpayers will need to spend a staggering $75 trillion, a group of leading analysts has revealed.
    **Here is an alternate figure:

    https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring

    To put the figure into context, in 2023, it is estimated that the total amount of money in circulation around the world is roughly $40 trillion.
    **You seem to be operating under the delusion that humanity has a choice.

    We don't.

    You're right. $75 Trillion is not a choice we can make.
    **From my cite:

    "On the basis of this scenario, we estimate that global spending on >>>> physical assets in the transition would amount to about $275 trillion >>>> between 2021 and 2050, or about 7.5 percent of GDP annually on average."

    If you start spending that level of GDP on stuff that doesn't provide any
    real return on investment...how long before GDP declines as a result? >>> Looks like world wide growth is about 3-4% on average. So diverting 7.5% >>> is going to have an immediate and substantial impact.
    **So is global warming you idiot.

    We'll see. Between sea temps, natural methane releases, and now the antarctic ice
    sheet not freezing this winter....we're likely way past any irreversible tipping point.
    **You may be correct. Which is why you should have been listening to me
    20 years ago.

    20 years ago you were pimping Paris Accords which I've always said were
    BS. If the problem was real, the Paris Accords did nothing but give 2/3 of the pollution a pass. It was a sham and it was counterproductive.
    The Paris Accords got us where we are.

    You should have voted for politicians who were trying to
    deal with the problem, rather than selfish arseholes in the Republican party.

    Get real Trevor. Clinton did nothing. Bush did nothing. Obama made noise but probably had more
    net zero energy shut down during his tenure than anyone. Saying he did nothing would be generous.
    Trump did nothing. Now Biden is going about it so badly no one will be able to do anything.

    I'm just going with your decades of past warnings. I'm going with the science.

    And, global warming is getting worse.

    Yup....and Australia is gonna get really really hot.
    **No doubt.

    https://theconversation.com/seriously-ugly-heres-how-australia-will-look-if-the-world-heats-by-3-c-this-century-157875

    It has been theorised by a bunch of guys way smarter than me, that, when >> atmospheric CO2 concentration hits around 500ppm, that there will be
    nothing we can do to prevent runaway global warming.

    Nah...they missed it. 400 PPM has already unleashed natural sources of methane.
    It will take it from here regardless of the Co2 levels.
    **Maybe. here is considerable argument about that. Either way, doing
    nothing is not an option.

    I have a solution. Nuclear war with a nuclear winter. The survivors might have a chance.

    We should be
    spending shit-loads of cash to avoid this possibility.

    Yeah...on air conditioning and deep cave dwellings.
    **No. Reducing CO2 and methane emissions.

    Did you understand what I said when I said "natural"?


    So, whilst expensive, it is affordable.

    LoL...7.5% is about twice the current savings rate of the US.
    What you're saying is just random hope without thought.
    **No. It's 7.5% of GDP. It's difficult, but affordable.

    It's assured bankruptcy of the US and world wide economic destruction.
    **Nonsense.

    Truth.

    Other than that...no problem.



    However, if you recall, I've
    been explaining to you for more than 20 years, that the longer we delay,
    the more it will cost.

    Yet you supported the BS and totally counterproductive Paris accords.
    **The Paris accord was not counterproductive. It was highly flawed.

    and yet it was touted as the solution for decades. A solution that IPCC said was
    inadequate and insufficient to meet goals and much of the world didn't even comply with those
    inadequate goals. And you said we needed to act then to reduce cost....not now when it is much more costly.
    **Then why would you continue to vote for politicians who have been
    wrong all along?

    Because it was't going to matter all along. What you advocate is economic disaster
    followed by AGW anyway. I think we're better off going into the tip as economically strong as possible.
    Especially when one likely outcome is a northern hemisphere Ice age.

    So, in hindsight, it seems the Paris Accords were a huge mistake. A waste of precious time.
    Yet you still claim they weren't counterproductive. Very odd.
    **Paris was better than doing nothing.

    WRONG.

    And,
    once more: I've been warning you about this issue for more than 20
    years. Had we acted 20 years ago, we would not be facing such a huge
    bill. Yet, you failed to listen.

    I listened.
    **Clearly, you did not. You keep voting for Republicans. The Republican Party is the party of climate change deniers.
    I told you then as I tell you now, humanity wasn't then and isn't
    going to act against their current personal interests.
    They didn't. You didn't. I was right.
    So we'll have to endure ...or die trying to endure the consequences.

    Just like you are right now.

    I am right now.




    TODAY, we can afford it. We will not likely be
    able to afford it by the end of the decade.

    Well....since there is no way in hell that it's going to happen in this or
    any decade...and without it we're doomed....you've scored a twofer.
    Futility and jeopardy.
    **Obviously, you have no offspring to be concerned about.

    Actually I do.
    **Then your selfishness unforgivable.
    And they won't do what it takes.
    And the ones of their generation who do act stupidly and oppose everything that might help.
    Still Biden's program for change isn't working as he lies about costs and economic impact etc.
    **It's WAY better than anything Trump has presented. Trump rolled back
    CO2 reduction schemes.
    I've said we can't be dumping costs on the back of consumers while telling 'em it's actually cheaper.
    They won't accept it. Biden is most likely going to get his ass handed to him and neither party will
    be willing to push this again for a decade or more. Which is far too late. So Biden was the only real shot and
    he f'd it up so bad no one will be trying again anytime soon.
    **Actually, that is not what I've been reading. Biden's plan is a good
    one and will set the US up very nicely for the future.

    Is that why the UAW is striking over the manufacturing plans for EVs?


    You are just a
    selfish cunt.

    Says the guy who still drives a gas guzzler for fun.
    **Not really.

    Not really is not no. Are you going scrap that pig to make sure
    it never burns another gallon of Co2 belching gasoline?
    I'll bet you sell it and let if keep on polluting.


    I'll bet I haven't flown half as many miles as you have in the last decade.
    **I flew (for business) to Cairns two weeks ago. I paid the extra to
    offset my CO2 emissions.

    The biggest scam ever.

    Prior to that, I have not flown anywhere since
    1999.

    Had we been listening to the
    IPCC in the early 1990s, the cost of change may well have been
    insignificant. It is no longer.

    Yeah...Y2K got in the way.
    **No, it did not. y2k was a minor annoyance.

    All it took. You weren't gluing yourself to anything in 1990 were you?
    **Nope. Why should I?

    Seems to be the rage of the next generation of climate fanatics.



    The end is inevitable.

    Party on.
    **Typical.

    Go ahead and cry if you want to.
    BTW...did you buy an electric car in 1990?
    **Nope. I did then, what I do today, I walk, cycle or catch public
    transport where possible. I drive less than 5,000km/year.

    So you still drive when you have to no matter what it does to the planet. You're a shit.
    **Sure, but I am way shitty than you.

    I concede that.

    ScottW

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to Trevor Wilson on Sun Sep 17 19:28:55 2023
    On Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 4:19:12 PM UTC-4, Trevor Wilson wrote:




    **You may be correct. Which is why you should have been listening to me
    20 years ago. You should have voted for politicians who were trying to
    deal with the problem, rather than selfish arseholes in the Republican party.

    I don't vote for Chinese leaders
    I don't vote for African leaders
    I don't vote for India's leaders
    I don't vote for South AMerican leaders





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