An Interview on Climate with Esquire Middle East

Climate Skeptic received an email interview from "Esquire Middle East" My Interview on Climate with Esquire Middle East. He gives his responses in the interview, and comments on the nature of the questions that were asked.

You may find them interesting, too.

Do you believe that global warming and climate change are a grave problem to the world at the moment ?

IF NO

• What gives you reason to believe that global warming and climate change are not really happening?
• Is there any scientific evidence to support that global warming and climate change is not really that harmful
• Are most scientists wrong?
• What do you think is causing temperature changes on a scale never seen before?
• What did you think to the results of Copenhagen?
• Why do governments seem so concerned with the issue?
• If fossil fuels will run out anyway, surely we should move to find alternatives. Why not now?
• Even if it is not guaranteed that manmade emissions are to blame, wouldn’t it be wise to act anyway? It’s a hell of a gamble to our children’s future.
• Don’t we have a duty to protect or planet for future generations?(i.e. save it from deforestation, pollution etc)

SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS OK, so every one of these questions are probing – they are hitting at perceived weaknesses in the skeptic’s position. Fine, it is good when the media is critical. But compare the questions above to the total softballs lobbed at alarmists.

IF YES

• How bad is climate change at the moment?
• What did you think to the results of Copenhagen?
• Is it increasing at an uncontrollable rate? Or is there still a chance to reduce climate change and alter its predicted course of events?
• Do you have any comments on the recent e-mail leak scandal that was publicized?
• What do you think about the rising levels of climate change skepticism?
• How could and/or will climate change or similarly global warming affect the Middle East region in particular the Arabian peninsula?
• What about other vulnerable countries?
• What can the average citizen do more or less to help reduce climate change and its impact?
• What do you predict will happen to major cities in the world if the problem of global warming is not addressed immediately?
• How will an increase in global warming change the earth’s natural weather activities i.e. how will people and animals be affected, ecosystems, the weather….
• How can we move forward on this issue?
• Are you confident we can find a solution?
• What are the chances of a new technology saving us? (for example, carbon capture)
• Is carbon trading effectively passing the buck? Does it actually help?

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