Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Speaking in London, climate action crusader Greta Thunberg explained that Britain is especially guilty for wrecking the world, because Britain was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
British MP Michael Gove praised Thunberg’s trashing of Britain’s historical contribution to global prosperity.
The Greta Thunberg effect: at last, MPs focus on climate change
Michael Gove admits to feeling guilt as young activist says: your fossil fuels policy is beyond absurd
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“This ongoing irresponsible behaviour will no doubt be remembered in history as one of the greatest failures of humankind,” she told the packed audience of MPs, officials and fellow school strikers. “You lied to us. You gave us false hope. You told us that the future was something to look forward to.”
There was no let-up for the audience. The UK, she said, was very special due to its “mind-blowing historical carbon debt”, a reference to the country’s record as the birthplace of industrialisation. But this was also, she said, because its claims of world-leading progress on cutting emissions are partly the result of “creative accounting” and are belied by the government’s plans for more high-emissions projects.
“The UK’s active current support of new exploitation of fossil fuels, like for example the UK shale gas fracking industry, the expansion of its North Sea oil and gas fields, the expansion of airports, as well as the planning permission for a brand new coalmine, is beyond absurd,” she said.She finished to a standing ovation and cheers, then sat quietly as the panel of senior politicians gave their responses. Several appeared chastened.
“Your voice – still, calm and clear – is like the voice of our conscience,” said the environment secretary, Michael Gove. “When I listened to you, I felt great admiration, but also responsibility and guilt. I am of your parents’ generation, and I recognise that we haven’t done nearly enough to address climate change and the broader environmental crisis that we helped to create.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg
What were our selfish ancestors thinking, when they started the process of industrial fossil fuel extraction which gave us automobiles and telephones and computers and comfortable indoor jobs which don’t involve back breaking labor and early death? When they set the stage for medicines and anaesthetics and dentistry and aged care and reliable food supplies?
How dare Britain help raise the living standards of the entire human race.
Clearly a proper apology is required. I look forward to Michael Gove delivering a proper apology for Britain’s role in helping to create the modern world in Britain’s Parliament, when his party chooses him as the next British Conservative Prime Minister.
For those with long memories, Michael Gove was a partner with Boris
Johnson. In a fight as to who would become PM and thus conduct the
Bruit negations Boris was expected to win, but Michael double crossed
him and they ended up with that useless lady instead
The facts now denied that the Industrial revolution was good for the whole
world reminds me of the Monty Python skit where the character is saying
“”Well what did the Romans ever do for us”, to then face the facts that they
did a great deal of good for the UK back then.
MJE VK5ELL
The comment by a reader that Climate Change is very low on peoples list
of things of importance, but what about the Politicians. To them its a
number one issue , and remember that they pull the levers.
MJE VK5ELL
the Environment Secretary said that “thanks to the leadership of Greta and others.”
the Environment Secretary says nothing about finances.
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Responding to Thunberg’s speech yesterday, the Environment Secretary said that “thanks to the leadership of Greta and others, it has become inescapable that we have to act.
“Greta, your voice has been heard and we are all responsible for making sure that we listen and we respond and that we change.”
https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/24/greta-thunberg-meets-uk-politicians/
The UK is a global leader in tackling climate change, going further than any other G7 nation by cutting our emissions by 40% since 1990 whilst growing our economy by two-thirds. But we recognise we need to go further – and faster.
That’s why we’ve asked our independent climate experts for advice on a net zero emissions target and set out plans to transition to low emission vehicles and significantly reduce pollution through our Clean Air Strategy.
Yes, let’s all take moral instruction from a sixteen year-old child with no appreciable life experience, and who gets triggered by paper labels on her lunchbox.
To Greta:
“…and nothing has changed..” that’s good, as she doesn’t know, but climate change is a non problem. . . if she could look at the data – and understand it…she would know as many of us here do…it’s an overblown non problem !!!
No doubt most of the populace are thinking what most respondents here are saying. Gove of course is hardly going to counter little Greta as HMG make a considerable tax take from climate alarmism, and no doubt would not pass up the opportunity to gather in more spoils. And then there’s the aspect of her age, it would do him no good at all to be seen to be denigrating her in any way, remember the days when politicians on the hustings used to kiss babies.
It is to be hoped that little Gretas star will fade as she inevitably grows older. And given that shes at an age where her outlook can be expected to radically change, it should be entertaining to see how those profiting from the Greta phenomenon seek to prolong it.
While I am offended by the remorseless power hungry creatures who are using/abusing this child to further their propaganda,I am also amused.
Own Goal Time again.
Greta is the perfect face for these humourless scolds.
We have a winner,she shall be the face of The Cult of Calamitous Climate.
This child is almost as effective as those absurdly thought out 10-10 videos.
I hope this child/young lady falls in with some sane caring people soon.
I wonder how long we before we see the parents/activists forbidding critics from the “unauthorized use of Greta’s likeness”
From the picture caption:
“Greta Thunberg Left, Michael Gove, Right”
Glad we got that cleared up 😀
Greta Thunberg left? I hope she’ll never come back.
Left, Right, it is all far too confusing for me. Are you sure Gove is the one on the Right….?
I just wonder how she’s allowed to relax.
Stupid child and it’s equally stupid parents are only able to conduct this charade precisely because Britain “invented” the industrial revolution; with all the technologies, scientific, medical, social and other advances which flowed from it.
Were it not for the above, this child would be wearing skins, scrabbling for fish, shellfish, seaweed and reindeer or whale for a delicacy, all the while living in a freezing wood and earth hut somewhere on an icy and godforsaken Norwegian shore or mountain pasture.
Instead she is flown to London to prate at people who really should know better than to pander to retarded Lefties.
“Instead she is flown to London to prate at people who really should know better than to pander to retarded Lefties.”
Do you have any evidence to support the statement that she was flown to London?
All of the evidence is that she travelled by rail.
Does that matter? (over 700 miles – some say air travel is lower carbon…)
What about her entourage ? – and who exactly pays her tickets and hotel bills ? – pocket money / allowance yeah?
She has no business interfering in the UK and stupidity of politicians involved promoting her will hopefully reap their just reward at the ballot box – excepting the berk Bercow who rather irritatingly isn’t democratically elected either….
So she came by rail, not air.
Wiki:
Air travel – 0.24 kg CO2 per passenger mile (0.15 kg/km per passenger) for short flights down to 0.18 kg CO2 per passenger mile (0.11 kg/km per passenger) for long flights;
Rail travel – commuter rail and subway trains emit 0.17 kg of CO2 per passenger mile (0.11 kg/km per passenger), and long distance (>20 mi, >32 km) trains emit 0.19 kg of CO2 per passenger mile (0.12 kg/km per passenger). Some carbon calculations add 10% to the total trip distance to account for detours, stop-overs, and other issues that may arise.
I’m prepared to bet on the basis of the above that coming rather more than a thousand kilometres by train over two days (in order for her handlers to virtue-signal), this silly little girl emitted far more CO2 than had she flown.
Do you want to take issue with anything else?
My issue was never with how much CO2 was emitted, but with which method of travel was used.
That brat ought to be arrested for hate speech crimes.
The UK, she said, was very special due to its “mind-blowing historical carbon debt”
UK is at around 5% of total C02 emissions since 1850 if the figures that are out there are to be believed. Consider my mind not blown.
As children we were advised to be wary of adult strangers.
As adults, we are advised to be wary of strange children….
The UK has of course reduced its CO2 output by 44% on 1990 levels, to a level last seen in the late 19th century… and now has 33% of its electricity demand met by renewable energy.
The economy has not collapsed, no power failures and the countryside is far from covered in turbines and solar panels.
You are joking or plain bl00dy blind and a stupid moron. Of fifty houses I looked at that were not in urban areas not one now has freedom from a view of these hideous useless monsters any more than the one your lot have now made a misery to live in. Based on the lack of action for any crimes to do with environmentalism I am seriously considering direct action.
There are no power failures as we have huge added costs of backup for these cretinous monstrosities which are both unreliable and expensive and output when it chooses. My only joy is at my age I hope not to see them for much longer and your lot have left me looking forward to that time eagerly.
There are fifteen fields near us blighted by solar generating stations which with wind turbines to my mind are the ugliest form of industrialisation ever for little or non gain.
Last year total Renewables including Wind, Solar, Pumped Hydro & Hydro, Biomass includes Wood powered Drax which in no way emits less CO2 than Coal was 26.16%.
As of the end of March this year it was 25.77%.
And the affect of this is
https://www.thegwpf.com/rising-electricity-prices-are-forcing-britains-poorest-to-underheat-their-homes/
So what perversion of reality do they report that 44% reduction, Grift?
Frankly I give no credence to this 16 year old robot or Michael Gove! The pathetic guilt tripping of some westerners does little other than irritate, if these fools want to return to the toils of hardships of the past they can, I rejoice in all that modern life has delivered.
A Tory minister with a conscience? Precisely how stupid does he think we are? Oh… wait a second… he’s a Tory. A pathological liar with the brain of a Sea Cucumber. Dunning-Kruger made flesh.
And the Eco-Taleban has a new leader. She’s only been around for 5 minutes and I’m already sick to the back teeth of her.
Happy days.
It must be the first time in Britain’s history that our government has taken “advice” from a sixteen-year old Swedish girl with no scientific qualifications in climate science. No wonder Brexit is such a mess and these idiots in Parliament are completely incapable of governing this country. A flock of geese would do a better job!
I did not think that Gove could drop further in my view. How wrong I was.
I wonder whether Michael Gove listened to a 16 year old for advice on the appointment of environmental cheats like Lord Deben, or on his unbelievably stupid announcements on converting all British vehicles to electric by 2040 and his ridiculous announcements on diesel fumes which we have all lived with for the past 80 years without any problems; announcements which nevertheless have brought the British car industry to its knees? why oh why do today’s MPs from Prime Minister down consider they have to listen to a 16 year old, blessed with publicity seeking parents, on which to form important political policies? I get more bemused by our political elite as the years go by.
I didn’t know Great Britain had Howdy-Doody…..
It all started with Stone age man. He should have left those rocks alone.Leave them in the ground. (sarc.)
In all seriousness, the abuse of this child should be raised with the relevant authorities. If ever there was a clear case of manipulation, Greta is a very obvious victim. I urge caution when criticising her. Personal attacks will benefit her cause. That will result in exactly the kind of sympathy her manipulators have in mind. She is deliberately held out in the open public arena, and subjected to the same treatment as a well seasoned hard nosed politician. Everyone is watching. In my opinion, any anger should be directed at her parents and anyone else pushing this obscenity, like it is something acceptable. She is Bait for the careless critic, the cheese on the trap. By all means, argue what she has to say. that couldn’t be any easier.
it would be unfair to critisize this child directly because
it may cause a mental breakdown.
The poor child (angel) is already sacrificed by the green church.
Again we notice the religieus nature of the climate alarmists.
Does Greta deliberately dress up like a 10 year old so that people won’t adress her extreme political position?
I am sure that is all part of the plan.
Indeed. Reminds me of the faux little girl voice that Ms. Ford put on during the Kavanaugh hearings.
Well it looks like Gove has defied all our expectations. We collectively believed his political standing was on the floor. Not satisfied with being at rock bottom, he manages to show what a worm he is as he burrows down to new depths of stupidity.
It is time for a political change folks. When “senior” (sic) politicians come out with the kind of sycophantic drivel Gove just did, you just know the world has got to implement change.
What a little cunnie as they say in the movies.
Yes but enough about Michael Gove.
Ms. Thunberg, which results of the industrial revolution is your highness you prepared to give up? You can ask your mom.