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Climate Morons on The Late Late Show

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  • #32
    physioman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭physioman


    What does a ten year old really know about the environment. Sounds like a government led drive to introduce environment taxes. Not a great believer in global warming. Would be more concerned with water quality in the long term and maintaining it's quality.


  • #33
    dd973
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭dd973


    Fake accents? Are they pretending to be Russian or something?


  • #34
    Motivator
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭Motivator


    MadYaker wrote: »
    You don't understand the topic if that's what you think. I'm past caring about this anyway. I think it's hopeless and we can't change our ways so were fcuked. The consequences won't fully manifest in our lifetimes hopefully.

    I do understand the topic. I also understand and realise that there is absolutely nothing that Ireland, or the people living here, can do to make any sort of a difference. Ireland is a grain of sand in comparison to India and China - two countries that between them have over 1/3 of the world’s population living in them and incidentally they’re two of the biggest contributors to the problems faced by the world’s population. There is nothing we can do and besides, the damage is already done.

    I’m not going to alter my lifestyle and I’m certainly not going to start wearing second hand jeans or use my car less just because some clueless Irish teenagers have taken it upon themselves to start copying something that Greta Thunberg was told to say that time on tv.


  • #35
    tonycascarino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭tonycascarino


    I'd rather Ireland be nuked if this is the type of young people we are raising.


  • #36
    boring accountant
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭boring accountant


    riffmongous wrote: »
    Because we already have much higher base economies and standard of living than the developing countries. Why would they limit themselves at all if we don't? It's a compromise to achieve something, and one which we are still well placed to work with thanks to our advanced economies. Indian emissions need to controlled soon before they explode like the Chinese did 30 years ago and without pressure and compromise that won't happen.

    I don't support turning ourselves into a basketcase while letting China and India emit without consequence, but I haven't seen anything proposed that will lead to that either.


    We have higher base economies and yet our carbon emissions are a fraction of theirs. If we can be satisfied with 2% growth so should they.


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  • #37
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    physioman wrote: »
    What does a ten year old really know about the environment. Sounds like a government led drive to introduce environment taxes. Not a great believer in global warming. Would be more concerned with water quality in the long term and maintaining it's quality.

    You can see their list of recommendations, none of them advocate a general environment tax. In fact one specifically says to shift the tax burden from individuals to the corporations


  • #38
    Nermal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭Nermal


    Awful stuff. This is what happens when children don’t fear bullies.


  • #39
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Did they want a united world government yet?
    To deal with the climate issues, you see...






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  • #40
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    Black Coffee 122 wrote: »
    What is the evidence that man made climate change is taking place? Everyone seems so certain about it, is there convincing evidence?

    There has always been climate changes throughout history going back millions of years in relation to carbon dioxide and other gasses trapping heat. In the past 50 years the amount of carbon dioxide has skyrocketed to massive levels never seen before in a tiny amount of time.

    Considering deforestation and pumping billions of tons of Carbon dioxide and other gases into the air just expedites it


  • #41
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Motivator wrote: »
    Are these people actually serious with this climate carry on? Why do they all look and sound the same? Specky twats with terrible names and even worse fake accents.

    When will this end?


    You watched the late late?


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  • #42
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    boring accountant wrote: »
    We have higher base economies and yet our carbon emissions are a fraction of theirs. If we can be satisfied with 2% growth so should they.

    They also have much much higher populations so there has to be more emissions


  • #43
    wakka12
    Registered Users Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Motivator wrote: »
    Ireland represents 0.06% of the worlds population. What we do in this country has absolutely no impact on the world’s climate. At 36 years of age, I really don’t need to be lectured by some jumped up privately schooled toadface on a Friday evening telling me to buy second hand jeans in order to save the planet.
    Oh my god, thats ridiculous. We make 0.6% difference, everyone has to pull their weight.It all counts. At what point is the cut off where the size of the country matters? Ten million? Its significant, we also cause proprtionally far more damage to the environment because of our highly consumerist society and high quality of life, so damage and population size are not linear equivalent, 5 million people in Indonesia or Africa use a fraction of the resources 5 million irish people use. We cause far more damage than the average '0.6%' of the world population would do, if 7 billion people lived the lifestyle of an average irish person the planet would literally not be able to sustain it


  • #44
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    tonycascarino wrote: »
    I'd rather Ireland be nuked if this is the type of young people we are raising.

    Why?


  • #45
    wakka12
    Registered Users Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    physioman wrote: »
    What does a ten year old really know about the environment. Sounds like a government led drive to introduce environment taxes. Not a great believer in global warming. Would be more concerned with water quality in the long term and maintaining it's quality.

    More than you do, seemingly


  • #46
    washman3
    Registered Users Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    bfa1509 wrote: »
    We could always emigrate to these countries in large numbers, claim asylum, create a no-go area and sponge the system


    And label anyone that questions us a racist....:D


  • #47
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Wibbs wrote: »
    They already are albeit in small ways in the environment at least as far as the average person goes, but I agree with you M, we can;t change our ways, at least not in the long term, we tend to think in the here and now and that seems to be increasing with the fast pace of change most of us live in today. The idea of changing now for something that might happen in five years time is outside most people's wheelhouse, the idea of a century or two from now is off the radar entirely.

    I think what's really going to be important though is making sure that developing countries don't exponentially increase their emissions, like China did from the early 90s until now. So we don't need to change that much, but it's needed in order to strongly encourage other countries to follow our lead and implement better energy sources than following our footsteps and having to change later when the damage has been done


  • #48
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,770 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Overkill now with this climate change agenda. I turn it off now as sick to the back teeth of it.


  • #49
    MrAbyss
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 426 ✭✭MrAbyss


    RTE's website this week has been like something from the Chinese Cultural Revolution. They even have a Climate Pledge which is like something from Pol Pot's 'Year Zero' youth rallies. I have never seen RTE so actively political in my life.

    In seems at times they are trying to fill the gap left by Holy Catholic Ireland with Holy Climate Change Ireland as the next state religion. It's gone beyond surreal at this point. I am half waiting for the Papal Cross in the Phoenix Park to be replaced with a wind Turbine and Greta Thunberg underneath it going 'Young people of Ireland....I love you.' and it'll be just as much bollox as the old religion.


  • #50
    nkl12xtw5goz70
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    riffmongous wrote: »
    I think what's really going to be important though is making sure that developing countries don't exponentially increase their emissions, like China did from the early 90s until now. So we don't need to change that much, but it's needed in order to strongly encourage other countries to follow our lead...

    You seriously think China is going to follow the lead of an insignificant island on the edge of Western Europe?


  • #51
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Climate anxiety around the corner - doctors rubbing their hands


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  • #52
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Lilyana Small Shorts wrote: »
    You seriously think China is going to follow the lead of an insignificant island on the edge of Western Europe?

    Yes of course, just Ireland on it's own :rolleyes:


  • #53
    tonycascarino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭tonycascarino


    Duke of Url wrote: »
    Why?

    Brainwashed Greta Thunberg types with their O.T.T. climate change rubbish. If they are acting like this now then they will be serious pain in the holes as adults.


  • #54
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,252 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    The world's governments are pushing this. Here we have the national broadcaster with multiple segments nightly for the last while. We have the students in government buildings today being used by government to further this agenda all in the name of taxation.
    It's sickening at this stage but I can see now that worldwide, they are going to over cook it and lose momentum due to people turning off.


  • #55
    Duke of Url
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭Duke of Url


    tonycascarino wrote: »
    Brainwashed Greta Thunberg types. If they are acting like this now then they will be serious pain in the holes as adults.

    So they should stick with the status quo and continue down the same path we’ve been on for decades?


  • #56
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Basically, the plan is to turn Ireland into a full on socialist country and they are indoctring the youth to get them onside.

    When socialism kicks in people usually end up complaining that there is no fresh meat (push for veganism), no savoury foods (Sugar tax), no free speech (hate speech laws) nobody allowed to leave the country and fuel shortages (carbon tax). So they're getting in the usual downsides for socialism and telling you it's for your our own good.

    When the green socialists get their way and Ireland is a complete basketcase, do you honesty think China, India, Nigeria, USA etc are going to be cutting their omissions the way we are? They will and their bollox.

    So your conclusion is that nobody is going to do anything out of fear that all the others won't do anything either and so doing something would put you at a serious disadvantage. And what difference is anyone on their own going to make anyway - unless China...and socialism

    And then we hope that it all goes away or turns out to be nothing to begin with.

    Is that the plan then?


  • #57
    The chan chan man
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭The chan chan man


    Well.. Im going off to absolutely molest my fleshlight


  • #58
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,770 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    CalamariFritti wrote: »
    So your conclusion is that nobody is going to do anything out of fear that all the others won't do anything either and so doing something would put you at a serious disadvantage. And what difference is anyone on their own going to make anyway - unless China...and socialism

    And then we hope that it all goes away or turns out out to be nothing to begin with.

    Is that the plan then?

    When a FF or FG govt tackle the farming sector properly I'll take them seriously on climate change.


  • #59
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    The chan chan man wrote: »
    Well.. Im going off to absolutely molest my fleshlight
    :pac:


  • #60
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    Imagine being an adult who gets worked up over a few youngsters talking about something that matters to them on the Late Late show of all places after a full week of work when it's time to relax and unwind.

    Just press the red button on the remote, better for your blood pressure.


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  • #61
    BarryD2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,732 ✭✭✭BarryD2


    Wibbs wrote: »
    +1 D, whatever about temps I have noticed a huge change in insect life in my lifetime. Maybe more than most as I grew up fly fishing with my dad(yep he once caught a ten pound bluebottle etc :D). The species of flies on rivers and their environs has gotten much narrower and fewer in number. There are artificial flies I used as a kid, even twenty years ago that are only for decoration now. The naturals are either gone entirely or so small in number the trout don't focus on them the way they used to. Even oddball indicators like of all things cowpats in the fields. When I was younger, again even twenty years ago, you'd have a swarm of flies on them that would shoot up into the air as you walked by one. Not any more in the areas I fish anyway. They also don't rot into the earth nearly so quickly either, they just dry out.

    Another thing I've noticed, as have mates around my age, are the lack of dead flies splattered on the front of our cars. When we were kids the front of a car that had gone on a summer run "down the country" would be a holocaust of flying insects. Ditto for windscreens. These days? Not nearly so much. Now one mate suggested cars are far more aerodynamic these days, which is true, but another friend made the point that he drives vans and they're about as aerodynamic as a housebrick and the front of his company's vans are pretty free of splatted insects.

    If the insects and all those pollinators like bees and the like die off, even go to much lower levels, the human race is utterly fucked.

    I agree with on this matter, far fewer insects inc bees, moths and butterflies over past two decades. However the cause for this is not likely climate change as such. I suspect insecticides sprayed in agriculture.


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