SPIEGEL: Nevertheless, your precipitous withdrawal from RWE management is reminiscent of the scandal surrounding Thilo Sarrazin, who was forced to resign from the board of Germany's central bank in 2010 following the publication of his controversial book on immigration and integration.
Vahrenholt: This isn't a precipitous withdrawal. Besides, I don't need Thilo Sarrazin as a role model. I also didn't need a role model when I drew attention to risks in the chemical industry in my 1978 book "Seveso ist überall" (ed's. note: Seveso is Everywhere -- a reference to the infamous Seveso chemical spill in 1976 in Italy). Today, I want new scientific findings to be included in the climate debate. It would then become clear that the simple equation that CO2 and other man-made greenhouse gases are almost exclusively responsible for climate change is unsustainable. It hasn't gotten any warmer on this planet in almost 14 years, despite continued increases in CO2 emissions. Established climate science has to come up with an answer to that.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813814,00.html
Two points to note. First, folks who have said the science is settled, and folks who didn't disagree when that was said, have a little sunny side up egg on their face as it becomes more apparent daily that the science wasn't ever even close to being settled.
Two, who could doubt how many people are silenced in their scepticism? The effect of daring to opine that "climate changism" may not be the gospel truth is treated in manner not unlike what would have happened if JFK had admitted to being the wretched wretch that he was (http://www.tnr.com/print/blog/timothy-noah/100566/jfk-monster).
If I feel some pathetic self satisfaction that I always saw through the image of the former President and virtually always considered him with distain - though I am now aware of how little that matters - it bewilders one to consider: if the average 1960 American could be seduced by the image of Camelot and JFK, if there any hope that we might one day choose not to be captivated by those who would deceive us to advance their ambition in the name of our well being?
You could be a quantum less horriffic a human being that JFK and still be far too human to be admired as much as our generation, and our parents' generation, adored/adores political leaders.
Vahrenholt: This isn't a precipitous withdrawal. Besides, I don't need Thilo Sarrazin as a role model. I also didn't need a role model when I drew attention to risks in the chemical industry in my 1978 book "Seveso ist überall" (ed's. note: Seveso is Everywhere -- a reference to the infamous Seveso chemical spill in 1976 in Italy). Today, I want new scientific findings to be included in the climate debate. It would then become clear that the simple equation that CO2 and other man-made greenhouse gases are almost exclusively responsible for climate change is unsustainable. It hasn't gotten any warmer on this planet in almost 14 years, despite continued increases in CO2 emissions. Established climate science has to come up with an answer to that.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813814,00.html
Two points to note. First, folks who have said the science is settled, and folks who didn't disagree when that was said, have a little sunny side up egg on their face as it becomes more apparent daily that the science wasn't ever even close to being settled.
Two, who could doubt how many people are silenced in their scepticism? The effect of daring to opine that "climate changism" may not be the gospel truth is treated in manner not unlike what would have happened if JFK had admitted to being the wretched wretch that he was (http://www.tnr.com/print/blog/timothy-noah/100566/jfk-monster).
If I feel some pathetic self satisfaction that I always saw through the image of the former President and virtually always considered him with distain - though I am now aware of how little that matters - it bewilders one to consider: if the average 1960 American could be seduced by the image of Camelot and JFK, if there any hope that we might one day choose not to be captivated by those who would deceive us to advance their ambition in the name of our well being?
You could be a quantum less horriffic a human being that JFK and still be far too human to be admired as much as our generation, and our parents' generation, adored/adores political leaders.
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