Thread: Catastrophic Failure of Earth Within the Lifetime of Someone Alive Today!?

It's impossible to assess in detail the influence of a chosen political course, like the "climate change crusade", on society, because you cannot say how society would have developed without that political course. All you can do is identify some very broad effects.

Okay, I agree that it would be very difficult to measure jobs under the "what would have been if scenario". Perhaps you meant something else by "global warming trying to go against capitalism?" I fail to see your capitalism/communism connection to global warming.

most of the employment has not gone to scientists but to people from other backgrounds. Even the "climate scientists" tend to be chosen amongst people with other backgrounds than hard science. An awful lot of economists, for example

My comment about providing employment to scientists was semi-serious. Should have added an emoticon there to distinguish it from the rest of the comment about new industries and products for which there is info on the graphs and the article. Again, awaiting clarification on the capitalism concern you have.

The Economist" is a very socialist-oriented publication. I would not trust them, if my life depended on it.

I am truly amazed by this particular viewpoint. The newspaper has quite often openly expressed its opinion on diverse political issues in some of its articles. I have not seen any indications of supporting socialist agenda. In fact, I recall the Economist received heavy criticism on one of its special reports on socialist France. Moreover, they produce sound research, published as special reports in the magazine or available for a fee (Economist Intelligence Unit).

I like the last sentense though, a good warning relating to any media for that matter.