Posted on 02/04/2020 1:11:36 PM PST by rktman
Certain politicians are known for their proclivity for being hypocritical. An infiltration of this hypocrisy into climate change governance was all but inevitable when the global efforts to understand climate change morphed into a pseudo-scientific political movement.
Unlike the scaremongering that dominates our headlines, most of these hypocritical lifestyles of the elitists never make the headlines on popular mainstream news media.
When was the last time CNN, BBC or the Guardian—outlets that vilify fossil fuels on an everyday basis—criticized Al Gore, Greta Thunberg or Leonardo Di Caprio for failing to practice what they preach? The answer would be never.
The Davos meet was the most recent global event, and the twin life of climate warriors was at full display. The climate elitists arrived in private jets, emitting as much as 15 times more greenhouse gases per person than they would have emitted had they flown economy class.
At Davos, Prince Charles’s picture with Greta Thunberg made global headlines. But the same media failed to point out Prince Charles’ private jet use in the previous two weeks, which amounted to 16,000 miles (in 11 days) using a helicopter and three private jets. His carbon dioxide emissions from these private jet journeys were certainly higher than the lifetime emissions of many poor people I know here in India.
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All the climate worshippers have to say is “I planted some trees to make up for my super extravagant lifestyle. So go and eat dirt you worthless peasant!”
And with that I knew he did not believe in global warming. Not even a little bit.
Was just thinking about how much CO2 effervesces out of Champagne...
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