Ukip MEP sparks outrage with report denying human role in climate change
by Arthur Neslen from on (#3XPPA)
Report blames climate change on cosmic ray fluctuations and sunspot activity, drawing derision from climate scientists
A European parliament report that blames climate change on cosmic ray fluctuations, sunspots and planetary gravitational pulls, is so hackneyed and ill-informed it would "make the dinosaurs blush," climate scientists say.
The non-binding opinion written by Ukip MEP, John Stuart Agnew, has shocked EU lawmakers for its dismissal of climate science - and the support he received to write it from mainstream rightwing and liberal political blocs.
Continue reading...