Climate Change Is Not Simply Due to Carbon Emissions, as These Centuries-Old Cycles Reveal; Climate Change Is "A Bigger Threat Than Terrorism" According to One Former Government Chief Scientist, and the Blame Is Being Placed Squarely on Fossil Fuels. Paddy Rooney, a Cambridge Science Graduate and Former Director of an Engineering Group Who Is Nowa Livestock Farmer near Llandovery, Begs to Differ

Byline: Paddy Rooney

LAST year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) issued its fourth report in Valencia in Spain. The launch was attended by large numbers of scientists, politicians, officials, advisers, pressure group activists and media commentators.

In his opening address, the Secretary General issued a stark warning: "Greenhouse" gases (an inaccurate term, but one we are familiar with) emitted by profligate burning of fossil fuels were causing the environment to heat up, and the economic and social consequences for humanity were potentially disastrous.

Transport, aviation especially, was singled out by some as a major contributor to the problem. We would have to change our ways.

Soon afterwards an army of the same groups - 15,000-strong reportedly - jetted off to the resort island of Bali to discuss how to save the planet. The EU set in train an array of measures aimed at curtailing …

Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information: Article title: Climate Change Is Not Simply Due to Carbon Emissions, as These Centuries-Old Cycles Reveal; Climate Change Is "A Bigger Threat Than Terrorism" According to One Former Government Chief Scientist, and the Blame Is Being Placed Squarely on Fossil Fuels. Paddy Rooney, a Cambridge Science Graduate and Former Director of an Engineering Group Who Is Nowa Livestock Farmer near Llandovery, Begs to Differ. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales). Publication date: April 26, 2008. Page number: 26. © 2009 MGN Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale Group.

This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.