The Impact of Climate Change Alarmism on Children: Ian Plimer
‘We have now a whole generation of kids who are absolutely terrified of the future,’ Plimer said at an event to promote his new book, ‘The End of the World.’
He is well-known for rejecting the majority consensus in science on climate change. Professor emeritus Ian Plimer has good reasons to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy.
“More recently, I’ve been concerned about emotionally distraught kids who are told about the climate crisis,” Plimer told an audience at the CPAC Australia conference in Brisbane on Oct. 5, where he announced the release of his new book “The End of the World.”
The book, co-authored by seven others, examines the effects that climate change alarmism is having on children.
“There’s a prominent psychiatrist who looked at the national curriculum, where from kindergarten to university, children are bombarded with ideas that they are sinning, creating the end of the world, destroying the planet, and being blamed for it all,” Plimer said.
He added, “I think that’s child abuse and it has been going on for a long time.”
Plimer mentioned that many young adults, influenced by the information about climate change learned in school, are deciding not to have children later in life.
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“We have now a whole generation of kids who are absolutely terrified of the future,” he stated. “We have a new class of people who are facing trauma from activists and being told that the world is ending.”
As a geologist with a passion for education, Plimer believes that there is a major crisis in the West because the education systems were taken over by leftist ideology 40 or 50 years ago, resulting in children who struggle to think critically and acquire knowledge.
“The activism surrounding climate change is essentially about freedom,” he said.
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Plimer explained, “These books are based on evidence that has been accumulated over hundreds of years.” He emphasized the importance of critically assessing the information presented about climate change.
Regarding his critics, Plimer said, “You cannot be 100 percent wrong on anything unless you’re predicting the end of the world.”
He discussed the need for reliable, cost-effective energy sources and the detrimental impact of instilling fear in children about the future.
Plimer pointed out that he has written books for children, challenging them to think critically about climate change and the environment.
“For the ‘moralizing’ teenagers, I challenge them with a moral question about their use of mobile phones,” he said.
He concluded by stating, “We are fortunate to live in the world we do today, and it’s essential to approach environmental issues with a critical mind.”
