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Alarmist ‘Newspeak’ is poisoning the climate debate : Comments

By Tom Harris, published 5/10/2026

George Orwell's insight was that while the reality behind words doesn't change, the words we use may limit how we can think about it.

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As the ultimate corruption of language, the human delusion of "climate action for net zero" becomes the only thing that matters. A - B = 0, so simple.

War, land conflicts, rising inequality, overpopulation, over-migration, land clearing, ecological overshoot, none matters so much. In the UN bedtime story, "net zero" will compensate developing nations for the "carbon crimes" of rich nations.
Posted by Steve S, Monday, 5 October 2026 9:29:20 AM
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No Steve S, there is no confusion. A warming world produces in one way or another all those things you see as separate.
When we limit the interference to human activities caused by global heating many of the things you instance wii be of diminishing effect.
Would you rather treat thee symptoms or the underlying disease?
Posted by Brian of Buderim, Monday, 5 October 2026 9:42:56 AM
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