The text of the petition is identical to an earlier version that was submitted in the previous Parliamentary term but closed because of the General Election. That petition also received a response from the then Government, as we reported here. However, there are some revealing differences in the replies given by the respective administrations.
If there is a shortcoming in the petition, it is that it allows the Government to hide its ideological agenda behind scientific authority. This is an ongoing problem with criticisms of the green agenda broadly, because arguments that rest on scientific authority are often alienating, and seemingly mirror the excesses of the green agenda’s apparent deference to technocrats. The petition states, not inaccurately, that “many hundreds of scientists up to the highest Nobel Laureate level have jointly declared ‘There is no climate emergency’”. This is a reference to Clintel’s petition of 1,900 experts....<<<Read More>>>...