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Net Zero Will Lead to the End of Modern Civilisation, Says Top Scientist

by Chris Morrison
10 January 2023 9:00 AM

A damning indictment of the Net Zero political project has been made by one of the world’s leading nuclear physicists. In a recently published science paper, Dr. Wallace Manheimer said it would be the end of modern civilisation. Writing about wind and solar power he argued it would be especially tragic “when not only will this new infrastructure fail, but will cost trillions, trash large portions of the environment, and be entirely unnecessary”. The stakes, he added, “are enormous”.

Dr. Manheimer holds a physics PhD from MIT and has had a 50-year career in nuclear research, including work at the Plasma Physics Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. He has published over 150 science papers. In his view, there is “certainly no scientific basis” for expecting a climate crisis from too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the next century or so. He argues that there is no reason why civilisation cannot advance using both fossil fuel power and nuclear power, gradually shifting to more nuclear power.

There is of course a growing body of opinion that points out that the Emperor has no clothes when it comes to all the fashionable green technologies. Electric cars, wind and solar power, hydrogen, battery storage, heat pumps – all have massive disadvantages, and are incapable of replacing existing systems without devastating consequences.

Manheimer points out that before fossil fuel became widely used, energy was provided by people and animals. Because so little energy was produced, “civilisation was a thin veneer atop a vast mountain of human squalor and misery, a veneer maintained by such institutions as slavery, colonialism and tyranny”.

This argument hints at why so many rich, virtue-signalling celebrities argue not just for Net Zero but ‘Real’ Zero, with the banning of all fossil fuel use. King Charles said in 2009 that the age of consumerism and convenience was over, although the multi-mansion owning monarch presumably doesn’t think such desperate restrictions apply to himself. Manheimer notes that fossil fuel has extended the benefits of civilisation to billions, but its job is not yet complete. “To spread the benefits of modern civilisation to the entire human family would require much more energy, as well as newer sources,” he adds.

The author notes that the emphasis on a false climate crisis is becoming a “tragedy for modern civilisation”, which depends on reliable, affordable and environmentally viable energy. “The windmills, solar panels and backup batteries have none of these qualities,” he states. This falsehood has been pushed by what has been termed a climate industrial complex, comprising some scientists, most media, industrialists and legislators. Furthermore, he continues, this grouping has “somehow” managed to convince many that CO2 in the atmosphere, a gas necessary for life on Earth, one which we exhale with every breath, is an environmental poison.

In Manheimer’s view, the partnership among self-interested businesses, grandstanding politicians and alarmist campaigners, “truly is an unholy alliance”. The climate industrial complex does not promote discussion on how to overcome this challenge in a way that will be best for everyone. “We should not be surprised or impressed that those who stand to make a profit are among the loudest calling for politicians to act,” he added.

Perhaps one of the best voices to cast doubt on an approaching climate crisis, suggests the author, is Professor Emeritus Richard Lindzen of MIT, one of the world’s leading authorities on geological fluid motions:

What historians will definitely wonder about in future centuries is how deeply flawed logic, obscured by shrewd and unrelenting propaganda, actually enabled a coalition of powerful special interests to convince nearly everyone in the world that CO2 from human industry was a dangerous planet-destroying toxin. It will be remembered as the greatest mass delusion in the history of the world – that CO2, the life of plants, was considered for a time to be a deadly poison.

Much of Dr. Manheimer’s interesting paper debunks many of the fashionable nostrums surrounding politicised ‘settled’ climate science. It is an excellent read. Discussing some of the contrary opinions that debunk obviously false claims, he says it is “particularly disheartening” to see learned societies make definitive claims when so much contrary information is readily available. He points out that over the last 10,000 years, the Earth has almost certainly been warmer. There have been warmer and colder periods, just like today.

To find the off-narrative information, even Google can be used, Manheimer says – though he does note that the company warns it will not provide information on “claims denying that long-term trends show that the global climate is warming”.

Chris Morrison is the Daily Sceptic‘s Environment Editor.

Tags: Climate changeEnergy crisisNet ZeroNuclear powerRenewable energySolar PowerWind Power

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varmint
varmint
1 year ago

You ain’t seen nuthin yet.————- Soon it will be won by a fox. And it will be a crime if you mis-pronoun the alleged fox and don’t allow it into the chicken coop to send the feathers flying.

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Jon Smith
Jon Smith
1 year ago
Reply to  varmint

I was just considering where we likely sit on the Wokeness curve.. Thinking we must surly be very near the peak..
Then I read your post and you may well be right.. There will be no end to this utter absurdity..
How has a minority achieved the unachievable

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ebygum
ebygum
1 year ago

So let’s just make this clear..the agenda really is to erase half of the human race..women. They can pretend it is not, but it is.
A misogynist in a frock..is still a misogynist…..

This isn’t just a barmy idea..they now have hormones and medication to make a man lactate..even though it appears unhealthy for the baby..why would they care?
It’s not about the children, it’s about them….similarly, babies are already made in test tubes….and artificial wombs/uterus are being made which would allow for ‘extra corporeal pregnancy’..why would these men need women at all…?

Make no mistake this is a very real and serious problem and we must all defend real women, their spaces, whether it be hospital wards, toilets or prisons, and never allow these people to take a real woman’s place..in anything…..

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ebygum
ebygum
1 year ago
Reply to  ebygum

P.S the Russian Miss Universe meanwhile..who is beautiful..unlike the Netherlands horse teeth person…is being persecuted for being Russian…
Go figure the hypocrisy and utter stupidity?…..!! 🤡 world!!

https://www.insider.com/miss-russia-says-miss-universe-pageant-competitors-avoided-her-biased-2023-1

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  ebygum

Although I’m in total agreement that it’s farcical that an imposter usurped all of these more worthy and legit women I still think what a totally pointless competition that should’ve been scrapped donkey’s years ago. I mean, beauty contests? A bit Butlins circa 1972 isn’t it??

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Jane G
Jane G
1 year ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Agreed. This is one thing they are welcome to.
And this bloke wasn’t even particularly good-looking.
I’m wondering if any of these strange, exotic creatures have managed to enveigle a straight man into a relationship after the initial shock of discovery (or, once they open their mouths to speak?)

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Freddy Boy
Freddy Boy
1 year ago
Reply to  ebygum

Wimbledon ! Ukraine woman beats Russian woman then refuses to shake her hand !

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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
1 year ago
Reply to  ebygum

Glad it wasn’t just me that noticed the teeth straight away, he could open beer bottles with them. It seems pretty certain he only won to boost the organisers woke credentials.

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7941MHKB
7941MHKB
1 year ago
Reply to  Matt Dalby

Perhaps the lovely Jacinda in disguise?

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WyrdWoman
WyrdWoman
1 year ago
Reply to  ebygum

Wasn’t so much the teeth (wot, no orthodontics???) as the (very male) shoulders, chest architecture (behind the drug induced breasts) and arm musculature that caught my eye. Probably hasn’t got much of an a*se either. That ain’t no dame, that’s for sure.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago

Ha, these guys are all over the shop, including infiltrating this site, as was evidenced very recently. From Robert Malone’s ‘stack, lots of very interesting links. We all know we’re being watched and surveilled, I just didn’t know to what extent. Reuters, Nov 2020;

”The British government considers tackling false information about immunization as a high priority as the prospect of a reliable vaccine against the coronavirus draws closer, the Times said.
A vaccine is seen as the world’s best bet for beating the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to more than 1.2 million deaths, roiled economies and disrupted billions of lives.
GCHQ is Britain’s main eavesdropping agency and has a close relationship with the U.S. National Security Agency, as well as the eavesdropping agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand in an intelligence alliance known as the “Five Eyes”.
“GCHQ has been told to take out antivaxers online and on social media,” the Times said, citing a source.
The report said the focus of the operation is taking down hostile state-linked content and disrupting the communications of the cyberactors responsible.”

https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/gchq-jtrig-five-eyes-and-covidcrisis

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Sforzesca
Sforzesca
1 year ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Many thanks for the link.
Just love them accusing Putin/Russia being the cause of and promoting antivaxxerism.
I confess. I’ve been a sleeper agent for about 40 years.
It’s laughable.
But it really isn’t.
It’s bloody serious.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  Sforzesca

You’re welcome and you’re right regarding blaming the Russians. Beyond farcical. I thought there was some very interesting material in that substack, particularly the stuff by Glenn Greenwald. It’s all extremely intricate and elaborate, which makes it all the more ominous I think. The lengths they’ll go to and the amount of psychology involved. Even the short vid at the end by The Guardian was quite revealing. I’ve certainly been enlightened anyway as I was pretty ignorant about all of this stuff.
The other day I posted this ( see below ) and it got removed, along with a couple of posts from other people. Not offensive in any way or breaking any sort of site rules. Still up on Twitter though so Elon is obviously OK with it. I was blaming the DS team but now, paranoia setting in, I’m not so sure;

https://twitter.com/_aussie17/status/1678032232521564160

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GlassHalfFull
GlassHalfFull
1 year ago

comment image

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  GlassHalfFull

It was clearly as rigged as many an election. Did these women really not see it coming?

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7941MHKB
7941MHKB
1 year ago
Reply to  GlassHalfFull

I know which cult I’d prefer to be in.

Bloody spellchecker….

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
1 year ago

Women are being erased, femininity is being erased, masculinity is being erased, the family is being erased, humanity is being erased. Send like an attempt to destroy our civilisation.

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Nearhorburian
Nearhorburian
1 year ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

Metrication, decimalisation and decriminalisation of male homosexual activity were early indicators of the deliberate destruction of England.

Last edited 1 year ago by Nearhorburian
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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
1 year ago

Yes this force is a dry one and cannot disguise its hatred of the female. But we are approaching the first step of identifying the enemy and so these preludes have to play out. Ultimately it is a merciful destiny and there is no other way for mass awakening to come about. Things are looking a lot better now than they were a year ago in that regard. It remans to be seen, that if for example a new scare were to appear – some terrifying disease for example, whether compliance would occur at the same level as it did three years ago.

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Jon Smith
Jon Smith
1 year ago
Reply to  Jabby Mcstiff

It’s always been a numbers game, Kett knew this in 1549…

https://youtu.be/HwT7RtN44Fc

The Revolution will not be Televised

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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
1 year ago
Reply to  Jon Smith

I liked his analysis. It is true but I don’t think that we are in some stasis point. It is incoceivable that world power arrangements will allow this to continue any longer because we, the West, have demomstrated our weakness to the point where collapse is inevitable. You could draw a positive from the last few years. In the sense that most of the peple now who are alert to this agenda weren’t in 2020. And these systems rely on high levels of compliance in order to function.

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Nearhorburian
Nearhorburian
1 year ago

As long as women participate in these events they deserve no sympathy.

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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
1 year ago

There was a time when a woman could look into a man’s eyes and he could provide her with some kind of leadership and he could get a reciprocal energy from her. Not long ago don’t throw it away or let it go. Doesn’t matter if you can’t get an erection anymore, there are solutions.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  Jabby Mcstiff

If you don’t write poetry you should.😁 You’re quite the bard.📜✒🕯

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Mark Thornton
Mark Thornton
1 year ago

Some men enjoy beating up and abusing women
Women have enjoyed a few decades of peace in the west
But men have found a great work around
Pretend they are women!
Unless women start working together
They’re stuffed…

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Nearhorburian
Nearhorburian
1 year ago
Reply to  Mark Thornton

And some women enjoy beating up and abusing men.

The highest levels of partner abuse exist in lesbian relationships.

Women have enjoyed a few decades of being able to utterly screw men financially and in terms of relationships with children when marriages end. (I have no personal experience of this but have male friends who have suffered and am capable of societal observation)

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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
1 year ago

The time ahead isn’t pleasant by any measure. How do you even tell a person how much they have lost. If you can answer that question then you are a long way there.I think the young people are yearning for it anyway and humanity will find a way through.

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Jabby Mcstiff
Jabby Mcstiff
1 year ago

Trust me when things get nasty and feral there will be few people who have time for transsexuals. I know when to button my lip and keep my mouth shut. If you don’t in a time like this then you will get what is coming to you.

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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
1 year ago

Vaginas aren’t “front holes”. If a transgender wannabe male has a vagina surely it’s a manhole and any sanitary towels she uses are manhole covers.

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Jane G
Jane G
1 year ago
Reply to  Matt Dalby

Good one! Although I shudder to think what kind of fluid would issue forth into the manhole covers.
Similarly, I wonder what is going into the unfortunate babies at the receiving end of a ‘lactating’ male. Whatever it is, it’s probably laden with some sort of hormone; Dark Horse podcast were musing on this subject this week.

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MikeMayUK
MikeMayUK
1 year ago

Truly looking forward to Novak’s victory in the Women’s Singles this weekend. Wonder if he can partner himself in the mixed doubles as well?

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Myra
Myra
1 year ago

The conclusion is that we are in an abusive relationship with government and institutions.

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Bella Donna
Bella Donna
1 year ago
Reply to  Myra

That’s it in a nutshell! An abusive relationship!

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For a fist full of roubles
For a fist full of roubles
1 year ago

There seems to be a lot of dismayed faces behind that imposter.

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WyrdWoman
WyrdWoman
1 year ago

Interesting thought: when it comes time to replace said bloke whenever, will they be forced to replace with a similarly chemically induced bloke, then another and another? Because surely, if you replace an ungainly bloke with a beautiful woman, that would be transphobic, wouldn’t it? At the same time as being completely misogynistic – or will that have been fully legalised by then? And of course that would mean it’s Trans Universe, not Miss Universe, and become even more devoid of meaning than it currently is.

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Bloss
Bloss
1 year ago
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Still can’t quite take in that this is happening in my lifetime

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Bella Donna
Bella Donna
1 year ago

I will never acknowledge anything other than male and female genders and if that upsets anyone that’s too bad!

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Geoff Cox
Geoff Cox
1 year ago

I see this less as an attack on women as a further attack on men. Everything – and I mean everything – that men hold dear is being attacked. Men only clubs were the first to go, then everything else that men enjoy had to be destroyed often in the name of feminism – Star Wars, Bond, Indiana Jones etc. All had to be destroyed. Next they came for sport and demanded we pay as much attention to women playing sport as men. There are no safe spaces for men left. They came for beauty pageants before but never quite destroyed them, so they are trying again. Of course, ultimately, the idea is to utterly destroy western civilisation – all our norms and customs.

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