Introduction
Research on the conspiracy beliefs of some parts of the climate sceptics movement is ongoing and draws upon the work of experts in this area. Every attempt is made to cite original materials and provide quotes in context (in full and sourced). I fully anticipate this will be controversial – thus I have sought expert opinions.
However I stand by the following statements
- thinking climate scientists are manipulating data is conspiracy thinking
- believing financial institutions are behind the “climate scam” is conspiracy thinking
- believing the UN, “regulatory class” or agencies are trying to usher in a global government while using climate science as a “part of a power play” is conspiracy thinking
This section of the blog brings together posts from this blog, links to academic papers, videos, conspiracy media and genuine academic research that provides an understanding on those parts of the climate sceptics movement that have embraced conspiracy culture. This section will grow to be large, and thus I’ve structured it so that new readers of those interested can easily navigate its content.
In fact I regard this section of the blog – my own posts and links to materials – as the most important contribution (albeit small) I can make to understanding the denial of global warming.
The library includes:
[...] from the climate change debate HomeBest of WtDSceptic conspiraciesEvidence LibraryAboutSix Aspects of Denial Aug 19 2012 Leave a comment By Watching [...]
[...] Climate-change denier organisations such as the Galileo Movement continually promote conspiracy theories (although they are careful not to use that term) to attack the scientific consensus on climate change. They persist in claiming that the release of climate scientists’ emails in what’s known as ‘Climategate’ provided evidence of a conspiracy. Multiple independent inquiries have shown that this claim is nonsense. Update (04/08/2012): The Galileo Movement has uncovered a new conspiracy, with its manager, Malcolm Roberts telling Ben Cubby of the Sydney Morning Herald (here) that ‘climate change science had been captured by “some of the major banking families in the world” who form a “tight-knit cabal”.’ Watching the Deniers blog has a good compilation of climate denier conspiracies here. [...]
Under “The library includes:” the link for “The “watermelon” theory” goes to “The Galileo Movement (Australian lobby group)”.
Shall fix thanks
believing financial institutions are behind the “climate scam” is conspiracy thinking
So, by the same token, believing that “Big Oil” is behind the “deniers” is conspiracy thinking, right?
could be pinroot, check it out and report back .
do not really give a toss, rather discuss the science.
got any?
There are actual conspiracies, of course. There is evidence of Exxon funding as per http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/exxon-secrets/
And then there is the “dark money” as exemplified by Donors Trust. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/donors-trust-funding-climate-denial-networks