How to Deal with a Climate Change Denier

How to Deal with a Climate Change Denier

Push them off a cliff. . . . just kidding. Maybe.

As more and more science adds to the consensus that man made climate change is a real thing Climate Change Deniers because less and less commonly encountered. But when you do come across these oddities, you can bet they are:

• Paid by Oil Lobby
• Will-fully Ignorant
• Just Trying to Annoy You

I all cases this makes them appalling human beings, and you are unlikely to change their minds. What you need is the NASA CO2 Graph. It rocks for the following reasons.

• Its a picture.
• Its shows how weird things are getting.
• Its from NASA

The last point is likely to sit  well with any denier, as they probably like big noisy things that look like penises such as space rockets.

I saw Professor Brian Cox use this graph to very good effect in a TV debate some time ago. There we had some moronic buffoon towing his oil paymasters line, on how the data didn't stack up etc. Well this graph, got a round of applause from the audience, and the dude stopped talking. Amen.

These days it is easy to look this up on a phone or tablet, and show it to the offender, although my personal favourite is to print on to a baseball bat and hit them on the head with it. If the offender is a co-worker why not super glue this graph to their desk?

Misinformation   

Deniers have often been fed on a diet of carefully crafted misinformation. Oil and Gas Companies have known for decades that global warming was likely to be a real thing. 

Further Reading:

Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts, Study Finds

Just 90 companies are to blame for most climate change, this 'carbon accountant' says

ExxonMobil Claims Shift on Climate But Continues to Fund Climate Science Deniers

Sunlight & Daylight Assessment

 Desktop Study