Posted on 05/20/2022 11:46:56 AM PDT by dennisw
Storm over banker's anti-climate change tirade: HSBC faces calls to sack financier over speech saying 'who cares if Miami is underwater' and 'nutjobs are always warning about end of world'
A top HSBC banker went on a tirade about how climate change affects finance Stuart Kirk's commented that 'nutjobs are always warning about end of world'
The head of responsible investing added 'who cares if Miami is underwater' Banking chief Nicolas Moreau said Kirk's opinions 'do not reflect views of HSBC'
A major bank is facing calls to sack one of its top financiers over a climate change tirade he made where he said 'who cares if Miami is underwater' and 'nutjobs are always warning about end of world'.
Stuart Kirk, the global head of responsible investing at HSBC Asset Management, made an anti-climate change speech at a conference this week.
HSBC, one of the biggest banks in the world, was forced to condemn his comments he made at a conference on Thursday during a talk called Why Investors Need Not Worry About Climate Risk.
Mr Kirk said: 'I feel like it's getting a little bit out of hand, the constant reminder that we are doomed.
'There's always some nutjob telling me about the end of the world.
'What bothers me about this one is the amount of work these people make me do, the amount of regulation coming down the line.'
He added: 'Human beings have been fantastic at adapting to change, adapting to climate emergencies, and we will continue to do so.
'Who cares if Miami is six metres underwater in 100 years? Amsterdam has been six metres underwater for ages and that's a really nice place.
'I don't doubt the science but we do need to adapt.'
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Kirk should be promoted and the rest of the idiots fired. He’s obviously the only rational employee with that bank.
:^)
When I was in Orlando, I would have appreciated news about Miami going underwater.
He is right of course. Who cares? It’s not as if the oceans are going to suddenly rise two feet and flood Miami. Any sea rise would happen slowly and homes would naturally start being built further inland. In would happen over decades. And, that’s if you actually believe their b.s. They have been telling us the sea levels would rise for 100 years now, and it has yet to happen.
Also, the left points to beach erosion to support their theories. Beach erosion happens due to government interference with the shoreline. Things such as off-shore dredging to deepen ports, building retaining walls, etc. will have effect on nearby beaches and cause erosion.
The only difference I see is that one picture is black and white and the other is in color.
Because I grew up in a black and white world, I can tell that the flat area around their little castle is water all the way to the sea wall just below the hill rising in the background.
The color picture just enhances the water, also what time of day were the two pictures taken, black and white at low tide, color at high tide?
An easier way to do it is just count the runs of stone below the window, they are the SAME, so I have to call bullshit on these pictures telling me the water level is higher!
A little bit of attention to detail puts the lie to their claim.
Bro...it's sarcasm! The water level is the same.
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