Sun and Cosmic Rays Drive Climate, Not CO2, Says Astrophysicist

 “Climate science is not normal science,” Danish astrophysicist Dr Henrik Svensmark says. “It’s a bad career move to go against the idea that CO₂ is the only driver of climate change,” he notes. In other words, to say that important causes of climate change might lie elsewhere means losing your research funding. For many scientists, this would mean the end of their scientific career, as without funding, it is impossible to conduct research. “There’s so much politics involved in it even in academia. There is a sort of self-censorship,” Svensmark remarks.

Pressure from climate activist circles against scientists who dare to approach the issue scientifically can sometimes even get physical. Svensmark recalls a conference in Germany at which he gave a presentation that required police protection, since demonstrators wanted to storm into the conference hall.

On another occasion, glue was poured into the door locks of the conference building to prevent participants from entering, and graffiti was sprayed on the building, saying it was a Nazi gathering. “There’s nothing rational about such actions, and it is difficult to have a meaningful discussion. You also hear people saying that the science has been done. Now it’s only climate action that is needed,” Svensmark says, noting that such statements are nothing but propaganda....<<<Read More>>>...