My 16 year old granddaughter is more astute, and has a clearer understanding of the consequences of inaction on vital issues, like climate change, than the majority of old conservative fuddy-duddies who seem to have resigned themselves to a soon to be expiry date. I would like to think age brings wisdom, but not so, a young fool, simply becomes an old fool over time.

Dear mhaze,

As usual a correction of a claim you have made.

Churchill did not say that quote. Might be time to retire it from your bag of tricks.

http://winstonchurchill.org/resources/quotes/quotes-falsely-attributed/

Secondly you have handsomely made my point. Self interest ultimately triumphs over the science for some as they get older and the stresses of life impinge.

That is not a product of the science being any less valid.

Thank you.

SR

I wrote..."Churchill supposedly once opined..." [repeat..."Supposedly".

ie I knew the quote is disputed. Way ahead of you old boy.

Indeed that particular quote or versions of it are attributed to quite a few people, none of whom can be verified. I suspect it gets used so much because of how accurate it is.

"'Self interest ultimately triumphs over the science ..."

Wrong. The 'science' doesn't require net zero policies. Its the interpretation of the 'science' by some that does that. And every interpretation is based on self-interest. I see Germany is dismantling a wind farm to get at the coal beneath it because they self-interestedly want to be warm this year. The same type of thing will happen here as the lunatic net-zero policies really start to hurt.

In the end, nett-zero is a massive transfer of wealth from the poor to the wealthy (a bit like lockdown really) and slef-interest will call for a halt to that when it becomes untenable.

Dear mhaze,

Posting material you already new had a large question mark over it is kind of par for the course from you isn't it.

As is your breathless announcement that " Germany is dismantling a wind farm to get at the coal beneath it because they self-interestedly want to be warm this year."

This move is completely in response to the cutting off of gas supplies from Russia and the subsequent skyrocketing of prices.

The total number of wind turbines which will go is 7 which is a tiny number compared to the size of windfarms going in here in Victoria some boasting well over 200 turbines.

"The turbines in question are small by modern standards, erected in 2001 and boasting nameplate capacity of only 1.3MW, and the operational permit held by operator Energiekontor is due to run out by the end of 2023."

The average capacity of new wind turbines being installed is over 3MW and efficiencies over the last 2 decades have grown dramatically.

It really does come down to spin doesn't it, or "interpretation" in your language.

mhaze,

You are enabling a ratbag.

"Posting material you already new had a large question mark over"

It was to make a point....which obvious went over your head.

"It really does come down to spin doesn't it, or "interpretation" in your language."

More precisely it comes down to understanding the spin, which obvious goes way over your head.