{"id":286658,"date":"2023-11-05T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286658"},"modified":"2023-11-05T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:45:12","slug":"climate-health-crisis-meme-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286658","title":{"rendered":"Climate Health Crisis Meme Goes\u00a0Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"286698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286698\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OIG-32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?fit=723%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=723%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The global elite plan to introduce a near-permanent \u201cglobal state of emergency\u201d by re-branding climate change as a \u201cpublic health crisis\u201d that is \u201cworse than covid\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"356\" data-attachment-id=\"286696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286696\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0file-20190912-190007-tu5a0e.webp?fit=1356%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1356,668\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0file-20190912-190007-tu5a0e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0file-20190912-190007-tu5a0e.webp?fit=723%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/rclutz.com\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"376\" data-attachment-id=\"286660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?fit=1733%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1733,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0climate-health-crisis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?fit=723%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=723%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=1024%2C532&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=768%2C399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=1536%2C798&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?resize=1200%2C623&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?w=1733&amp;ssl=1 1733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0climate-health-crisis.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comingling of climate and covid fears and policies is currently ramping up to warp speed across all propaganda platforms.&nbsp; Kit Knightly explains the shock and awe agenda by media and governments to corral the public into submission.&nbsp; His Off-Guardian article is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2023\/10\/30\/why-are-the-globalists-calling-climate-change-a-public-health-crisis\/\"><strong>Why are the globalists calling \u201cClimate Change\u201d a \u201cPublic Health Crisis\u201d?<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images.&nbsp; H\/T Tyler Durden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The answer is all to do with the pandemic treaty and climate lockdowns.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The global elite plan to introduce a near-permanent \u201cglobal state of emergency\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0by re-branding climate change as a \u201cpublic health crisis\u201d that is \u201cworse than covid\u201d.\u00a0 This is not news. But the ongoing\u00a0<strong>campaign has been accelerating in recent weeks.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/climate-covid-coin-rapid.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rclutz.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/climate-covid-coin-rapid.gif?w=723&#038;h=238&#038;fit=337%2C238\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21965\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><br>Two Sides of the Same Coin<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/climate-covid-coin-rapid.gif\"><\/a><em>I have written about this a lot over the last few years \u2013 see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2022\/07\/21\/they-want-you-to-feel-the-personal-threat-of-climate-change-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2023\/06\/08\/how-canadian-wildfires-are-turning-climate-change-into-a-public-health-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2023\/06\/15\/quick-take-tropical-diseases-migrating-north-is-just-more-climate-scare-mongering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. It\u00a0<strong>started almost as soon as Covid started<\/strong>, and has been\u00a0<strong>steadily progressing<\/strong>\u00a0ever since, with some reports calling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2023\/apr\/10\/climate-emergency-is-the-biggest-health-crisis-of-our-time-bigger-than-covid#:~:text=The%20reality%20is%20that%20the,bigger%20even%20than%20Covid%2D19.&amp;text=Heat%2Drelated%20deaths%20are%20expected,toll%20during%20the%20entire%20pandemic.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate change \u201cworse than covid\u201d<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But\u00a0<strong>if they keep talking about it, I\u2019ll keep writing.<\/strong>\u00a0And hopefully the awareness will spread.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"355\" data-attachment-id=\"286665\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286665\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-116.png?fit=339%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"339,355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-116\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-116.png?fit=339%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-116.png?resize=339%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286665\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-116.png?w=339&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-116.png?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Anyway, there\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>a renewed push on the \u201cclimate = public health crisis\u201d front.<\/strong>&nbsp;It started, as so many things do, with<strong>&nbsp;Bill Gates<\/strong>, stating in an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ng5mYx4rDso?si=edgz1Nnih6KpJlgT&amp;t=350\">interview with MSNBC<\/a>&nbsp;in late September:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We have to put it all together; it\u2019s not just climate\u2019s over here and health is over here, the two are interacting<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Since then there\u2019s been a LOT of \u201cclimate change is a public health crisis\u201d in the papers,&nbsp;<strong>likely part of the build-up to the UN\u2019s COP28 summit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cop28.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">later this year<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Following Gate\u2019s lead, what was once a slow-burn propaganda drive has become a dash for the finish line, with<strong>\u00a0that phrase repeated in articles all over the world as a feverish catechism.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"338\" data-attachment-id=\"286666\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286666\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?fit=341%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"341,338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-117\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?fit=341%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?resize=341%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286666\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?w=341&amp;ssl=1 341w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-117.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It was an editorial in the&nbsp;<strong>October edition of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/bjsports\/early\/2023\/10\/21\/bjsports-2023-107766.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the British Medical Journal<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>that got the ball rolling, claiming to speak for over 200 medical journals, it declares it\u2019s\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Everyone from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/oct\/28\/doctors-from-around-the-world-unite-to-call-for-urgent-climate-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Guardian<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/world-health-organization-medical-journals-global-emergency-1.7006682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBC<\/a>\u00a0to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/climate-in-crisis\/climate-change-children\/3350387\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Weather Channel<\/a>\u00a0<strong>picked up this ball and ran with it.<\/strong>\u00a0 Other publications get more specific, but the message is the same.\u00a0<strong>Climate change is bad for the health of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/environment\/climate-change-babies-2715727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">women<\/a>, and children, and poor people, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailyafrica.com\/bd\/opinion-analysis\/columnists\/how-climate-change-is-already-hurting-your-health-in-kenya--4412076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kenyans<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondaq.com\/canada\/climate-change\/1382732\/the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-worker-health-and-safety-what-should-employers-be-thinking-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workers<\/a>\u00a0and\u2026you get the idea.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"591\" data-attachment-id=\"286668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286668\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-118.png?fit=627%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"627,591\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-118\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-118.png?fit=627%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-118.png?resize=627%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286668\" style=\"width:759px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-118.png?w=627&amp;ssl=1 627w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-118.png?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And that\u2019s all from just the last few days. It\u2019s<strong>&nbsp;not only the press, but governments and NGOs too<\/strong>. The \u201cOne Earth\u201d non-profit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneearth.org\/why-climate-change-is-a-public-health-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, two days ago:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why climate change is a public health issue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Again, based entirely on that letter to the BMJ. The&nbsp;<strong>UN\u2019s \u201cclimate champions\u201d are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechampions.unfccc.int\/the-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-and-the-lac-health-sector-is-meeting-the-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">naturally all over it<\/a>,<\/strong>alongside the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ukhealthalliance.org\/news-item\/time-to-treat-the-climate-and-nature-crisis-as-one-indivisible-global-health-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK\u2019s \u201cHealth Alliance on Climate Change\u201d<\/a>, whoever they are.<\/em>&nbsp;[Note:&nbsp; An overview of the climate medicine bureaucracy is here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2021\/09\/07\/here-comes-the-climate-medical-complex\/%5D\">https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2021\/09\/07\/here-comes-the-climate-medical-complex\/%5D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Both the<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecentre.org\/priority_areas\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Cross<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorswithoutborders.ca\/climate-crisis-impact-on-human-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doctors Without Borders<\/a>&nbsp;have published (or updated) articles<\/strong>&nbsp;on their website in the last few days using variations on the phrase&nbsp;<strong>\u201cThe climate crisis is a health crisis.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Local public health officials from as far apart as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamc.org\/news\/2023-10-26\/public-health-officials-discuss-the-health-affects-of-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western Australia<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmc.org\/blog\/climate-change-public-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arkansas<\/a>&nbsp;are busy&nbsp;\u201cdiscussing the health effects of climate change\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tellingly, the Wikipedia article on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Effects_of_climate_change_on_human_health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ceffects of climate change on human health\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;has received<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Effects_of_climate_change_on_human_health&amp;action=history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;more edits<\/a>&nbsp;in the last 3 weeks than the previous 3 months combined.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"397\" data-attachment-id=\"286670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286670\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-119.png?fit=560%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-119\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-119.png?fit=560%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-119.png?resize=560%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286670\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-119.png?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-119.png?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>All of this is, of course, presided over by the World Health Organization.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>On October 12th the&nbsp;<strong>WHO updated&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/climate-change-and-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>its climate change fact sheet,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;making it much longer than the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231009171004\/https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/climate-change-and-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous version<\/a>&nbsp;and including some telling new claims:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWHO data indicates&nbsp;<strong>2 billion people lack safe drinking water<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;600 million suffer from foodborne illnesses<\/strong>&nbsp;annually, with children under 5 bearing 30% of foodborne fatalities.&nbsp;<strong>Climate stressors heighten waterborne and foodborne disease risks<\/strong>. In 2020, 770 million faced hunger, predominantly in Africa and Asia. Climate change affects food availability, quality and diversity, exacerbating food and nutrition crises.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Temperature and precipitation changes enhance the spread of vector-borne diseases.<\/strong>\u00a0Without preventive actions, deaths from such diseases, currently over 700,000 annually, may rise. Climate change induces both immediate mental health issues, like anxiety and post-traumatic stress, and long-term disorders due to factors like displacement and disrupted social cohesion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"612\" data-attachment-id=\"286671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286671\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-120.png?fit=480%2C612&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,612\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-120\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-120.png?fit=480%2C612&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-120.png?resize=480%2C612&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286671\" style=\"width:541px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-120.png?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-120.png?resize=235%2C300&amp;ssl=1 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>They are&nbsp;<strong>tying \u201cclimate change\u201d to anyone who is malnourished, has intestinal parasites or contaminated drinking water.<\/strong>&nbsp;As well as anyone who dies from heat, cold, fire or flood.&nbsp;<strong>Even mental health disorders.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">We\u2019ve already seen the world\u2019s first<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2021\/11\/09\/the-first-climate-change-diagnosis-is-here-it-will-not-be-the-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0\u201cdiagnosis of climate change\u201d<\/a>.<br>With parameters set this wide, we will see more in no time.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"387\" data-attachment-id=\"286673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286673\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-121.png?fit=357%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"357,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-121\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-121.png?fit=357%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-121.png?resize=357%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286673\" style=\"width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-121.png?w=357&amp;ssl=1 357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-121.png?resize=277%2C300&amp;ssl=1 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Just as<strong>\u00a0a \u201cCovid death\u201d was anybody who died \u201cof any cause after testing positive for Covid\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0they are putting language in place that can redefine\u00a0<strong>almost any illness or accident as a \u201cclimate change-related health issue\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"286675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286675\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?fit=828%2C824&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"828,824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?fit=723%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=723%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=768%2C764&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-122.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Two days ago, the Director General of the World Health Organization, the UN\u2019s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health and&nbsp;<strong>COP28 President co-authored&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/global-health\/climate-and-people\/climate-change-is-the-biggest-health-threat-of-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an opinion piece for the Telegraph<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;headlined:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Climate change is one of our biggest health threats \u2013 humanity faces a staggering toll unless we act<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The&nbsp;<strong>WHO Director went on to repeat the claim<\/strong>&nbsp;almost word for word on Twitter yesterday:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The climate crisis is a health crisis. Air pollution and extreme temperatures are causing an increase in diseases like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory. People are dying prematurely, and the most vulnerable are being hit the hardest. We must prioritize healing our\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrTedros\/status\/1718263548827025534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At the same time, the<strong>&nbsp;Pandemic Treaty is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/health-consumers\/news\/global-pandemic-treaty-proposal-circulated-path-to-negotiations-inches-closer\/\">busily working its way through the bureaucratic maze<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;destined to become law sometime in the next year or so.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019ve written&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2022\/04\/19\/pandemic-treaty-will-hand-who-keys-to-global-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about that a lot too<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Consider, the&nbsp;<strong>WHO<\/strong>&nbsp;is the only body on Earth&nbsp;<strong>empowered to declare a \u201cpandemic\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Consider, the&nbsp;<strong>official term<\/strong>&nbsp;is not \u201cpandemic\u201d, but rather&nbsp;<strong>\u201cPublic Health Emergency of International Concern\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Consider, a \u201cpublic health emergency of international concern\u201d, does<strong>&nbsp;not necessarily<\/strong>&nbsp;mean<strong>&nbsp;a disease.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>It&nbsp;<strong>could mean,<\/strong>&nbsp;and I\u2019m just spit-balling here, oh, I don\u2019t know \u2013 maybe\u2026&nbsp;<strong>climate change?<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Consider, finally, that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanitarianfutures.org\/covid19-make-it-the-last-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one clause<\/a>&nbsp;in the proposed \u201cPandemic Treaty\u201d would empower the WHO to declare a PHEIC on \u201cprecautionary principle\u201d [my emphasis]:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Future declarations of a PHEIC by the WHO Director-General&nbsp;<strong><u>should be based on the precautionary principle where warranted<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Essentially, once the new legislation is in place,&nbsp;<strong>the plan writes itself:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Put new laws in place<\/strong>&nbsp;enabling global \u201cemergency measures\u201d in the event of a future \u201cpublic health emergency\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Declare climate change a public health emergency,<\/strong>&nbsp;or maybe a \u201cpotential public health emergency\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>Activate emergency measures<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2021\/06\/10\/is-a-climate-lockdown-on-the-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate lockdowns<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 until climate change is \u201cfixed\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">See the end game here? It\u2019s just that simple.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Oh, and&nbsp;<strong>we won\u2019t be able to complain, because \u201cclimate denial\u201d is going to be illegal.<\/strong>&nbsp;At least, if prominent climate activists like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaleVince\/status\/1717476631588049358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this one<\/a>&nbsp;get their way.&nbsp; That\u2019s only a whisper in the background right now, but it will get louder after COP28, just wait.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Until then, like I said, I\u2019m stuck here writing forever.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background:&nbsp; Nine Elements Shared by Climate and Covid<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramesh Thakur writes at Brownstone Institute<a href=\"https:\/\/brownstone.org\/articles\/beware-catastrophizing-climate-models-activists\/\"><strong>&nbsp;Beware Catastrophizing Climate Models and Activists.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All true believers of The Science\u2122 of climate change have taken careful note of the\u00a0<strong>lessons<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>offered by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020\u201322 for managing the \u2018climate emergency.\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0The two agendas share\u00a0<strong>nine items in common<\/strong>\u00a0that should leave us worried, very worried.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Elites\u2019 Hypocrisy<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The first is the revolting spectacle of the hypocrisy of the exalted elites&nbsp;<strong>who preach to the deplorables<\/strong>&nbsp;the proper etiquette of abstinence to deal with the emergency,&nbsp;<strong>and their own insouciant exemption from a restrictive lifestyle<\/strong>. Most recently we witnessed the surreal spectacle of Britain\u2019s Parliament interrogating disgraced former Prime Minister&nbsp;<strong>Boris Johnson<\/strong>&nbsp;on allegations that he&nbsp;<strong>serially broke the lockdown rules<\/strong>&nbsp;he had imposed on everyone else\u2014<strong>but not questioning the anti-scientific stupidity of the rules themselves.<\/strong>&nbsp;Possibly the most notorious American example was California Governor&nbsp;<strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong>&nbsp;and his cronies dining&nbsp;<strong>maskless in<\/strong>&nbsp;the appropriately named<strong>&nbsp;French Laundry restaurant<\/strong>&nbsp;at a time when this was verboten, being&nbsp;<strong>served by fully masked staff.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"517\" data-attachment-id=\"286678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286678\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?fit=900%2C644&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,644\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-123\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?fit=723%2C517&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?resize=723%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-123.png?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Similarly, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Al Gore, and John Kerry have all been widely mocked for jetting around the world to warn people about global warming.<\/strong>\u00a0I wonder if anyone has done a calculation of the total carbon footprint of each<strong>\u00a0annual Davos gathering<\/strong>\u00a0where CEOs, prime ministers and presidents, and celebrities fly in on private jets, are driven around in gas-guzzling limousines and preach to us on the critical urgency of reducing emissions? I understand the hookers do quite well during that week, so perhaps there is a silver lining.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Data Challenged Models<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A second common element between Covid and climate change is the&nbsp;<strong>mismatch<\/strong>&nbsp;between&nbsp;<strong>models that inform policy and data that contradict the models.<\/strong>&nbsp;The long track record of abysmally&nbsp;<strong>wrong catastrophist predictions on infectious diseases<\/strong>&nbsp;from the Pied Piper of Pandemic Porn, Professor Neil Ferguson, is if anything&nbsp;<strong>exceeded by the failures of climate change alarmist predictions.<\/strong>&nbsp;The most recent example of the drum roll of \u201cThe end is nigh and this is absolutely your last chance to avert the end of the world from climate collapse\u201d is&nbsp;<strong>yet another Chicken Little Sixth Assessment Report<\/strong>&nbsp;from the indefatigable Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">At some point the IPCC morphed from a team of scientists into activists.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThere is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all,\u201d the report warns us.<strong>&nbsp;UN Secretary-General<\/strong>&nbsp;Antonio Guterres<strong>&nbsp;called it a \u201csurvival guide for humanity.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;But a one-time climate action journalist-turned-sceptic,&nbsp;<strong>Michael Shellenberger, described the UN as a \u201cClimate Disinformation Threat Actor.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"379\" data-attachment-id=\"286680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286680\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-124.png?fit=311%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"311,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-124\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-124.png?fit=311%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-124.png?resize=311%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286680\" style=\"width:419px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-124.png?w=311&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-124.png?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Calls for urgent climate action based on the<strong>&nbsp;language of \u201cedging towards \u2018tipping points\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;have been made over many years. Atmospheric scientists and former IPCC members Richard McNider and John Christy note that<strong>&nbsp;climate modeling forecasts have \u201calways overstated the degree<\/strong>&nbsp;to which the Earth is warming compared with what we see in the real climate.\u201d A few examples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2666\u00a0 In 1982, UNEP Executive Director Mostafa Tolba warned of an irreversible environmental catastrophe by 2000 without immediate urgent action.<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0 In 2004, a Pentagon report warned that by 2020, major European cities would be submerged by rising seas, Britain would be facing a Siberian climate and the world would be caught up in mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting.<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0 In 2007, IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri declared: \u201cIf there\u2019s no action before 2012, that\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0 Most hilariously, in Montana the Glacier National Park installed \u201cGoodbye to the glaciers\u201d plaques, warning: \u201cComputer models indicate the glaciers will all be gone by the year 2020.\u201d Come 2020, all 29 glaciers were still there but the signs were gone, taken down by embarrassed park authorities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"350\" data-attachment-id=\"286681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286681\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-125.png?fit=462%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"462,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-125\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-125.png?fit=462%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-125.png?resize=462%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286681\" style=\"width:555px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-125.png?w=462&amp;ssl=1 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-125.png?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. No Dissent Allowed<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Third, the rapidly consolidating&nbsp;<strong>Censorship Industrial Complex covered both agendas<\/strong>&nbsp;until Elon Musk began releasing the Twitter Files to expose what was happening. This refers to the extraordinary censorship and suppression of dissenting voices, with extensive and possibly<strong>&nbsp;illegal collusion between governments and Big Tech\u2014and, in the case of the pandemic, also Big Pharma and academia.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Even\u00a0<strong>truth was no defence<\/strong>, for example with accounts of vaccine injuries,\u00a0<strong>if their effect was to promote narrative scepticism.<\/strong>\u00a0The social media Big Tech censored, suppressed, shadow banned and slapped labels of \u201cfalse,\u201d \u201cmisleading,\u201d \u201clacking context\u201d etc. to content at variance with the single source ministries of truth.<strong>\u00a0\u201cFact-checking\u201d was weaponized using fresh young graduates<\/strong>\u2014with no training, skills or capacity to sift between authentic and junk science\u2014<strong>to put such judgmental stamps on pronouncements from world-leading experts in their field.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"522\" data-attachment-id=\"286683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286683\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-126.png?fit=600%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-126\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-126.png?fit=600%2C522&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-126.png?resize=600%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286683\" style=\"width:758px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-126.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-126.png?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. We Want You to Panic<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fourth, an important explanation for the spread of Covid and climate catastrophism is the<strong>&nbsp;promotion of fear and panic<\/strong>&nbsp;in the population as a means&nbsp;<strong>to spur drastic political action.<\/strong>&nbsp;Both agendas have been astonishingly successful.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Polls have consistently shown the\u00a0<strong>hugely exaggerated beliefs about<\/strong>\u00a0the scale of<strong>\u00a0the Covid threat.<\/strong>\u00a0On\u00a0<strong>climate change<\/strong>, the gap between the stringent actions required, the commitments made and the actual record thus far is used to create panic. The\u00a0<strong>notion that we are already doomed<\/strong>\u00a0promotes a culture of hopelessness and despair best epitomized by Greta Thunberg\u2019s anguished cry:\u00a0<strong>\u201cHow dare you\u201d steal my dreams and childhood with empty words.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"286684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286684\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?fit=595%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"595,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-127\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?fit=595%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?resize=595%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286684\" style=\"width:617px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?w=595&amp;ssl=1 595w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-127.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Only Trust Science Authorities<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A fifth common theme is the\u00a0<strong>appeal to scientific authority.<\/strong>\u00a0For this to work,\u00a0<strong>scientific consensus is crucial.<\/strong>\u00a0Yet, driven by intellectual curiosity, questioning existing knowledge is the very essence of the scientific enterprise. For the claim to scientific consensus to be broadly accepted, therefore,\u00a0<strong>supporting evidence must be exaggerated, contrary evidence discredited, sceptical voices stilled and dissenters ridiculed and marginalized.<\/strong>\u00a0This has happened<strong>\u00a0in both agendas:<\/strong>\u00a0just ask Jay Bhattacharya on one and Bjorn Lomborg on the other.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"416\" data-attachment-id=\"286686\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286686\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?fit=550%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-128\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?fit=550%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?resize=550%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286686\" style=\"width:577px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-128.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Government Empowers Itself<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A sixth shared element is the enormous\u00a0<strong>expansion of powers for the nanny state that bosses citizens and businesses<\/strong>\u00a0because governments know best and can pick winners and losers. Growing\u00a0<strong>state control over private activities<\/strong>\u00a0is justified by being framed as minor and temporary inconveniences in the moral crusade to save Granny and the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"286687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286687\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?fit=606%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"606,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-129\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?fit=606%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?resize=606%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286687\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-129.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Yet in both agendas,&nbsp;<strong>policy interventions have over-promised and under-delivered.<\/strong>&nbsp;The beneficial effects of interventions are&nbsp;<strong>exaggerated, optimistic forecasts<\/strong>&nbsp;are made and potential&nbsp;<strong>costs and downsides are discounted.<\/strong>&nbsp;Lockdowns were supposedly required for only 2-3 weeks to flatten the curve and vaccines, we were promised, would help us return to pre-Covid normalcy without being mandatory. Similarly, for decades we have been&nbsp;<strong>promised that renewables are getting less expensive<\/strong>&nbsp;and energy will get cheaper and more plentiful.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Yet increased subsidies are still needed, energy prices keep rising,<br>and energy supply gets less reliable and more intermittent.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"392\" data-attachment-id=\"286689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286689\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-130.png?fit=554%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"554,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-130\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-130.png?fit=554%2C392&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-130.png?resize=554%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286689\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-130.png?w=554&amp;ssl=1 554w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-130.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Self-Inflicted Damage<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Seventh, the moral framing has also been used to discount massive economic self-harm. Alongside the&nbsp;<strong>substantial and lasting economic damage<\/strong>&nbsp;caused by savage lockdowns to businesses and the long-term consequences of a&nbsp;<strong>massive printing of money<\/strong>, the obstinate persistence of excess deaths is painful proof of&nbsp;<strong>collective public health self-harm.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Similarly, the world has never been healthier, wealthier, better educated, and more connected than today.\u00a0<strong>Energy intensity played a critical role<\/strong>\u00a0in driving agricultural and industrial production that underpin the health infrastructure and comfortable living standards for large numbers of people worldwide. High income countries enjoy incomparably better health standards and outcomes because of their national wealth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"474\" data-attachment-id=\"286690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286690\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-131.png?fit=745%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"745,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-131\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-131.png?fit=723%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-131.png?resize=723%2C474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-131.png?w=745&amp;ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-131.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Elites Thrive at Others\u2019 Expense<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eighth, government policies in both agendas have served to<strong>&nbsp;greatly widen economic inequalities<\/strong>&nbsp;within and among nations with&nbsp;<strong>fat profits for Big Pharma and rent-seeking Green Energy.<\/strong>&nbsp;A lot of money was said to be required to keep Mahatma Gandhi in the style of poverty he demanded. Similarly, a lot of money is required to support Covid and climate policy magical thinking where<strong>&nbsp;governments can solve all problems by throwing more money that must neither be earned nor repaid.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In the triumph of luxury politics, the&nbsp;<strong>costs of the rich suffused in the golden glow of virtue<\/strong>&nbsp;are borne by the poor. Should a billion more Chinese and Indians have stayed poor and destitute over the last four decades, so Westerners could feel virtuous-green? Alternatively, for post-industrial societies,<strong>&nbsp;climate action will require cutbacks to living standards<\/strong>&nbsp;as subsidies rise, power prices go up, reliability comes down and jobs are lost.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Attempts to assess the balance of costs and benefits of Covid and climate policies are shouted down as immoral and evil, putting profits before lives. But neither health nor climate policy can dictate economic, development, energy and other policies. All governments\u00a0<strong>work to balance multiple competing policy priorities.<\/strong>\u00a0What is the sweet spot that ensures reliable, affordable and clean energy security without big job losses? Or the sweet spot of affordable, accessible and efficient public health delivery that does not compromise the nation\u2019s ability to educate its young, look after the elderly and vulnerable and ensure decent jobs and life opportunities for families?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"286692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286692\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-132.png?fit=615%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"615,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-132\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-132.png?fit=615%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-132.png?resize=615%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286692\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-132.png?w=615&amp;ssl=1 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-132.png?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. Global Bureaucrats Gut National Sovereignty<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The final common element is the&nbsp;<strong>subordination of state-based decision-making to international technocrats.<\/strong>&nbsp;This is best exemplified in the proliferation of the&nbsp;<strong>global climate change bureaucracies<\/strong>&nbsp;and the promise\u2014threat?\u2014of a new&nbsp;<strong>global pandemic treaty<\/strong>&nbsp;whose custodian will be a mighty World Health Organisation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In both cases, the dedicated international bureaucracy will have a powerful<br>vested interest in ongoing climate crises and serially repeating pandemics.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"716\" data-attachment-id=\"286693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=286693\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?fit=850%2C842&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,842\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-133\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?fit=723%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?resize=723%2C716&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?resize=768%2C761&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-133.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global elite plan to introduce a near-permanent \u201cglobal state of emergency\u201d by re-branding climate change as a \u201cpublic health crisis\u201d that is \u201cworse than covid\u201d. From Science Matters By\u00a0Ron Clutz The comingling of climate and covid fears and policies is currently ramping up to warp speed across all propaganda platforms.&nbsp; Kit Knightly explains the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":286698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The global elite plan to introduce a near-permanent \u201cglobal state of emergency\u201d by re-branding climate change as a \u201cpublic health crisis\u201d that is \u201cworse than covid\u201d.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818056,691822318,691824310,691818087,691822136,691821040],"class_list":{"0":"post-286658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-climate-change","9":"tag-global-elite","10":"tag-global-state-of-emergency","11":"tag-global-warming","12":"tag-public-health-crisis","13":"tag-world-health-organization-who","15":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/OIG-32.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1czw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":286058,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=286058","url_meta":{"origin":286658,"position":0},"title":"Over 200 health journals call on the UN &amp; WHO to recognize \u2018climate change\u2019 as \u2018a global health emergency\u2019","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"British Medical Journal: Published 25 October 2023:\u00a0Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together to preserve health and avoid catastrophe. 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