[ COMMENT FROM JOABBESS.COM : I KNOW A NUMBER OF CLIMATE SCIENTISTS THAT WOULD SAY THEIR WORK IS VALID. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE THAT ? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ? ]

Quite simply the climate of the earth has always been in flux and we are yet to see any credible science that proves that mankind has had any influence at all on the change that is being observed now. The CO2 theory, based on manipulated data and computer models, is not conclusive evidence of any kind and questionable to even be considered as science!

[ COMMENT FROM JOABBESS.COM : INDEED, THE EARTH'S CLIMATE HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT FLUX SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND THE THERMOSTATIC CONTROL HAS BEEN MOSTLY CARBON DIOXIDE FLUCTUATIONS, THE PRECESSION OF THE EARTH'S AXIS, THE IRREGULARITY OF ITS ORBIT, THE GROWTH OF OXYGEN-EMITING LIFE, THE UPSURGE IN OXYGEN-BREATHING MULTICELLULAR LIFE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WATER CYCLE, AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE GEOLOGICAL CARBON CYCLE. ]

However we do see an HUGE political move powered by taxation! This is NOT a theory and does NOT take a scientist to spot.

Are you as a scientist really telling us that if we pay more tax the climate will stop changing???

[ COMMENT FROM JOABBESS.COM : IN FACT I SAY THE EXACT OPPOSITE. I SAY THAT PAYING A CARBON TAX WILL NOT PREVENT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSONS, AS IT IS NOT A POSITIVE INCENTIVE TO BUILD UP CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES. ]

This is what this whole debate comes down to in the end, money and power. Science has nothing to do with it!

[ COMMENT FROM JOABBESS.COM : IT WOULD BE BEST IF SCIENCE HAD THE LARGEST VOICE AND NOT ECONOMIC THEORIES - SUCH AS THE "FREE MARKET", "CUTTING THE DEFICIT" AND "CUTTING RED TAPE". ]

Now we know exactly who this arsewipe Delingpole appeals to. The usual disingenuous, intellectually dishonest, factually impaired simpletons who would much rather have some mindless Talking Point to spout around the water-cooler than have an actual Scientific Opinion… They have no involvement in any Science at all… except the Science of Stupid.

Q. Are there any scientists, with directly relevant scientific backgrounds, who are disputing the man made element of climate change?

From what I’ve seen of the AGW zealots, an educational background in science is not required, and is often discarded in a faith in AGW.

I’m with Delingpole.

Goreflakes keep falling on my head.
But that doesn’t mean the climate funding cow is dead!
Everyone agrees
on
the need to investigate the whole situation.
New ministries!

Nothing’s worrying me.

I am unclear about the attack on your degree- i.e. you are being elitist. If I were writing about Hitler I would not expect to be as informed as some one who did not go to Uni .

However Delingbore rarely quotes science. If he did he may have a better case.

Its typical of his type to attack with vitriol and then plead hurt when its done to them. He can dish it but he can’t take it.

At heart the evidence for climate change is statistical rather than physical however and as such I suggest Delingsore ( or however you spell the idiot’s name) and his ilk go back to school and redo their stats module in GCSE.

So there you have it Jo

James Delingbore/ sore- thank me when you use it.

I hope you can continue to feel intellectually superior to individuals without a degree.

Perhaps it’s a good thing then that you seem to spend most of your time with the other green fruity loops. Otherwise you might find your position less tenable.