Backing for climate science

by Fiona Montgomery

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is urging members to help promote the facts on climate science.

The coalition wants to ensure the public knows there has been strong backing for climate scientists following concerted attacks earlier this year by climate change deniers and others.

Three independent reviews have clearly supported the science of the Climate Research Unit, based at the University of East Anglia (UEA), whose email exchanges were illegally released into the media earlier this year.

Those critics who claimed these showed collusion and conspiracy among researchers were proved wrong – there was no evidence of misconduct.

Climate change deniers often use a mixture of dirty tricks, spin and inaccurate representation of scientific views. Some have links to fossil-fuel companies.

Dave Watson, Scottish Organiser, said: “Scientists can confidently predict that increases in global average temperature will cause more unpredictable and extreme weather, change rainfall patterns and melt glaciers, permafrost and other ice.”

Dave added: “SCCS members will work hard to ensure the Climate Change (Scotland) Act is implemented, and to ensure that a fair and binding international climate agreement is reached too.”

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