RIP James Lovelock, Climate Activist Admits He Was Wrong – Care About It?

Essay by Eric Worrall

h / t Vuk; James LovelockClaiming fame is his creation of fame The Gaia hypothesis. But the Greens seem to forget, on some occasions, that Lovelock has appeared to revert to his climate warningism.

James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia theory, dies on his 103rd birthday

Scientist famous for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms

Helena Horton
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 23.40 AEST

James Lovelock, creator Gaia’s hypothesis, passed away on his 103rd birthday. His family said the climate scientist passed away at home on Tuesday surrounded by loved ones.

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Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor, who knows Lovelock and is working on a biography of him, said: “The news is incredibly sad, but it’s life and legacy. Until recently, he was in good health and had a remarkable memory of events that happened nearly a century ago. He is smart, funny, and happy to share intimate details from his extraordinary life.

“It was emotional to speak to one of the greatest minds England has ever produced. This is a man who helped shape many of the most important scientific events of the 20th century – Nasa’s search for life on Mars, raising awareness of the climate risks posed by fossil fuels. out, the debate on stratospheric ozone-depleting chemicals and the risk of industrial pollution – as well as his work for the British secret services”.

Lovelock has spent her life campaigning for climate measures, starting decades before many others began to take notice of the crisis. By the time he died, he didn’t believe there was any hope of avoiding some of the worst effects of the climate crisis.

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Lovelock is passionate and committed to his work when he feels the need to warn humanity of an impending climate disaster. He said in a lecture in 2011 that he doesn’t plan to retire comfortably because of this.

“My main reason for not retiring is like most of you I am deeply concerned about the possibility of mass harmful climate change and the need to do something about it now,Lovelock said.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/enosystem/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-creator-of-gaia-hypothesis-dies-on-103rd-birthday

In 2012, Lovelock seems to have pulled off some of her climate alarm theories. But in 2014, Lovelock gave an interview to The Guardian which seems quite alarming.

Then, in 2016, Lovelock seems to have changed her mind again and gave the following Guardian interview.

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What has changed dramatically, however, is his views on climate change. Now he says: “Anyone who tries to predict more than 5 to 10 years is an idiot, because a lot of things can change unexpectedly.” But isn’t that exactly what he did the last time we saw each other? “I know,” he laughed teasingly. “But I’ve matured a bit since then.”

Lovelock now believes that “CO2 is increasing, but not as fast as they think. Computer models are not reliable. In fact,” he continued softly, “I’m not sure the whole thing isn’t crazythis climate change. You can only look at Singapore. It is 2.5 times higher than the worst case scenario for climate change and it is one of the most liveable cities in the world. “

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But there is a third explanation for why he changed his position, and now feels “comfortable about climate change“. All things are equal – “and it is only quite a large volcano explode and all modelseverything else, is right away “

Lovelock asserts that, unlike most environmentalists, he is a strict empiricist, but he clearly enjoys growing the green movement. “Good, it’s a religion, really, you see. It is completely unscientific.“

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/enosystem/2016/sep/30/james-lovelock-interview-by-end-of-century-robots-will-have-taken-over

Probably James Lovelock changed his mind again after the interview above, as well as when he appeared to change his mind about climate change in 2012back to alarmism in 2014, then fell into skepticism in 2016 (above). If someone finds a post in September 2016 regarding Lovelock’s change of mind again or any document that might shed more light on why Lovelock kept changing his mind, please Feel free to post it in the comments.

In my opinion The Guardian should not ignore interviews and public statements that contradict the one-sided narrative they seem to present to their readers, especially when it comes to writing about someone who is no longer able to correct. correct mistakes.

I urge The Guardian to update their obituary, respecting James Lovelock’s legacy by providing their readers with a more nuanced description of a complex man who is clearly one of giants. of the green movement.