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And if you're wondering if and why our Politicians buy into this nonsense and then try and sell it back to us, then the answer is simple -
Politicians (generally speaking) have no background in science and are therefore very, very easily mislead by dramatic looking graphs presented to them by pressure groups such as Greenpeace ("It doesn't matter what is true, it only matters what people believe is true" - Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace) and organisations such as the IPCC ("Unless we announce disasters no one will listen"- Sir John Houghton, first chairman of IPCC)
There's big money in GW/CC. Big money. For example, the ex-steel manufacturer Corus, owned by Tata, has recently been closed. Despite that fact that demand for steel is still enormous due to the Indian and Chinese economies.
Why would anyone close a profitable steel plant when there's money to be made?
Because in these uncertain economic times, the steel plant is worth a guaranteed £1.6 billion over the next three years due to monies paid by the EU for reductions in CO2 emissions.
I'm sure the 1600 workers recently laid off are cheered by the knowledge that the Chairman of the IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri, is also the head of the Tata Energy Research Institute.
Thank heavens that there has been no conflict of interest!