U.N. warning about climate change dangers - Bonner County Daily Bee

U.N. warning about climate change dangers | Bonner County Daily Bee

U.N. warning about climate change dangers

In March 2020, the United Nations' Secretary-General warned the COVID-19 epidemic is a “crisis” and “common enemy now threatening mankind.” Some accused the UN of promoting a one-world government using the epidemic as an excuse for controlling the masses. Since then, over 6.8 million people have died worldwide (over 1.1 million in the U.S.) and over 1,000 continue to die each week in the U.S. from the virus.

The UN is now issuing a similar warning about the dangers of climate change. And again some are making the same baseless accusations about the UN's purported socialist agenda. The UN's concern over the virus was clearly vindicated. We ignore the concern about anthropogenic warming at our peril.

Some also demand a list of climate scientists who agree that climate change is largely human caused. That's like asking for a list of geologists who agree plate tectonics explain continental drift. The list would include virtually all of them. There are tens of thousands of scientists worldwide doing climate related research. Based on the research papers they publish in reputable scientific journals, 97-100% of them agree anthropogenic warming is a reality. No scientific body of national or international standing is in disagreement. (See “Scientific consensus on climate change -Wikipedia”)

There are no specific lists of climate scientists who accept anthropogenic warming for the same reason there are no lists of space scientists who accept that the earth revolves around the sun. Compiling such a list would be a senseless waste of time.

JACK DeBAUN

Dover