Former politician Lembit Opik went on to argue with senior lecturer John Grant over claims the Earth hasn’t warmed much since 1850.
Mr Opik discussed data that showed people living in Roman and medieval times experienced warmer temperatures than most people in the UK today.
Mr Grant refused to agree with Mr Lembit, denying his claims, saying the earth was warmer in medieval times but in northern Europe.
There has recently been strong pressure from climate change activist groups across the UK for the UK government to phase out fossil fuels in order to end the damaging effects of climate change on the global environment.
Mr Opik told GB News: “The big picture is that it’s been a bit warmer since 1850, which is the end of a little ice age, it’s not really disputed.
“But it’s not even as hot now as I’m sure you’ll agree, you’re an educated person, not even as hot now as it was in the hot medieval times when the Romans were warming up.
“So everything we have now is actually cooler than what has been recorded in human history and in the UK, you know it was warmer in Britain when the Romans were here, or are you going to deny it?”
Mr Grant said: “No, I’m going to deny it! I’d say we’re a bit warmer than we were during the Medieval Warm Period, the data shows that’s the case.
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“It was hot back then, but when you look at it was in the northern region of Europe, if you look at the world as a whole, the average temperature on the planet was not any hotter.
“But it was warmer in Europe, so you have to look at that as global… You said the big picture and the big picture is that it’s not much warmer.
“It was much cooler in other parts of the world at that time.”
Mr Opik added: “Ok let’s say you’re right, let’s say you’re right, you’re not denying that there are oscillations of warmer and cooler periods, warm medieval period, maybe a little warmer .
“What I think was, maybe a bit cooler, the Roman warm period which was clearly warmer than it is now, you sure don’t deny that and it’s ripples… “
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Many public figures in the UK, including members of the Royal Family, have called on Britons to do more to save the environment.
Some of these public figures have been harshly criticized for trying to force everyone to go green while continuing to use private jets and drive gas-guzzling cars.
Climate change activism groups Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil staged protests in London this week, urging the UK government to phase out fossil fuels.
The sister groups have also faced backlash from some members of the British public for their disruptive protests across the country.
In order to get the British to take their activism seriously, they have been known to stick to buildings, block roads and sometimes vandalize public property.
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There are more protests planned this summer by activism groups, so chaos and disruption can be expected.
A spokesperson for Just stop oil, Lawrence Leather, said: ‘It has been over a year since Sir David King, the UK’s former chief scientific adviser, warned that ‘the next three to four years will determine the future of humanity.” Yet the government refuses to do anything.
“As the climate deteriorates, the cost of everything will increase. That’s why we want to rally the widest possible coalition, including trade unions, Britain’s biggest social movement, around concrete demands that decarbonize and put money back in people’s pockets.
“We encourage everyone to step up now and join the movement. Politicians will not save us. It’s up to us to change history. Their time is up. Our time has come.
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Source: www.express.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-06-19 12:53:00
