In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action
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Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change, according to the British scientist James Lovelock. Illustration: Murdo Macleod
Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades. This is the stark conclusion ofJames Lovelock, the globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist who developed the Gaia theory. “I don’t think we’re yet evolved to the point where we’re clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change,” said Lovelock in his first in-depth interview since the theft of the UEA emails last November. “The inertia of humans is so huge that you can’t really do anything meaningful.”
One of the main obstructions to meaningful action is “modern democracy”, he added. “Even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.”
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It follows a tumultuous few months in which public opinion on efforts to tackle climate change has been undermined by events such as the climate scientists' emails leaked from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the failure of the Copenhagen climate summit.
"I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change," said Lovelock in his first in-depth interview since the theft of the UEA emails last November. "The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful."
One of the main obstructions to meaningful action is "modern democracy", he added. "Even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while."
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NOTA CAUSTICANTE DESTE BLOGGER:
Com todo respeito devido a James Lovelock, mas todo discurso único termina em ditadura. As ilações dele não são científicas, são ideológicas. Mas é justamente este tipo de discurso que domina na Academia: o naturalismo filosófico posando como se fosse a própria ciência. 'Colocar a democracia de lado por um tempo' é traduzida em graúdos por ditadura. Na prática isso já existe na Nomenklatura científica. E na Grande Mídia. Agora, aplicar a sugestão de Lovelock a nível global é extremamente pernicioso para a humanidade: é proibido discordar, é proibido pensar diferente. Novos Gulags. Novos Guetos...
Cruz credo! Vade retro, Lovelock!
