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In denial?

22 November 2013 / Gregory Mullarkey
Issue: 7585 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Gregory Mullarkey notes the similarities in attitude between solicitors & climate change deniers

The scientific consensus is clear—there is a 95% certainty the climate is warming, albeit with there having been a temporary pause for the past 15 years and this warming is being caused by humans. The consequences of the warming cannot be accurately predicted but it is generally acknowledged that the warming will result in significant changes to the planet with serious consequences for mankind.

Now that we have the evidence and we can predict with some certainty the serious consequences for us all a rational person would expect us to act. In reality little is happening and the political will to take action appears to have dissolved. Why is this? The simple explanation is that the weather hasn’t noticeably changed so far and all of us are busy coping with the pressures and demands of day to day life. We fear that if we act with regard to climate change it will involve a change for the worse to our present standard of

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