Article 3XPPA Ukip MEP sparks outrage with report denying human role in climate change

Ukip MEP sparks outrage with report denying human role in climate change

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Arthur Neslen
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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.

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