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Sussex MP branded 'flat earther' following climate change vote
11:40am Friday 31st October 2008
Comments (11)A Sussex politician has been attacked as a “flat earther” after he was one of just three MPs to vote against landmark legislation to tackle global warming.
Andrew Tyrie, Tory MP for Chichester, joined two of his party colleagues in opposing the Climate Change Bill as it passed its final Commons stage by an overwhelming 463 votes to 3.
Mr Tyrie has questioned the science behind concerns that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are increasing the earth’s temperature, threatening devastating floods and droughts.
His scepticism has left him isolated among Sussex politicians, with 12 of the county’s MPs voting for the Bill.
Three MPs – Peter Bottomley (Worthing West), Francis Maude (Horsham) and Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) – did not vote.
The Bill, which will go to the Lords for further debate next month, would impose ambitious targets on the Government to cut emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050, including emissions from aviation and shipping.
Greg Barker, Tory MP for Bexhill and Battle, led his party’s support for the Bill.
Brighton Kemptown Labour MP Des Turner welcomed the vote result and dismissed Mr Tyrie’s opposition as marginal.
He said: “He’s one of the last of the flat earthers. He doesn’t believe in man-made climate change – and he’s wrong, in the same way people who believed the earth was flat were wrong.”
Dr Turner said the vote was “one of the most important” in his 11 years as an MP.
He added: “We are literally talking about the future of the human race.”
Mr Tyrie was unavailable for comment.
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psychoderek, Southwick says...
1:12pm Fri 31 Oct 08
I would like to suggest to Mr Turner, his cronies and the rest of the eco bandwagon that they look up the opinions of David Whitehouse, a scientist and former BBC correspondent who I met once at one of his lectures. His views are as a result of intense study of scientific data and sun activity. His risked his position at the BBC to go against their programmed views on this subject. Like most people I am no scientist so rely on what I read or hear and respond to whatever convinces me most. He does his job as a scientist and is not influenced by political spin.
Read what he says and if you still disagree with him at least you would have learnt that there are well presented arguments against opinions that we are supposed to go along with because its fashionable to do so. Dr Turners trivial comments are, unfortunately, what we expect from our politicians these days.
RAS Putin, Brighton says...
1:24pm Fri 31 Oct 08
Scorpion, Newhaven says...
1:59pm Fri 31 Oct 08
In the meantime, perhaps if we got a bit more efficient with our energy we could actually save some money. It is a truism that a large proportion of the worlds oil resources are in politically unstable parts of the world. If for no other reason than having all your eggs in one basket is a bad idea, we should be acting differently.
If the pessimists are right then at least we'll have acted ... even if its not in good time to do anything about it.
King from Hove, Hove says...
4:04pm Fri 31 Oct 08
ianeiloart, Lewes says...
4:47pm Fri 31 Oct 08
vn03 for a recent analysis of his mistaken claim that global warming has stopped, for example.
On sunspot activity, read what the Royal Society has to say about that at http://snipurl.com/4
vn9t ; yes it does affect the earth's temperature, but -in the long run- only to slow or to accelerate man made climate change.
Biggsy, says...
6:48pm Fri 31 Oct 08
psychoderek, Southwick says...
7:29pm Fri 31 Oct 08
ianeiloart wrote:Tried this web-site all I get is some bird
David Whitehouse may do his job as a scientist, but he doesn't seem to be right on global warming. See http://snipurl.com/4 vn03 for a recent analysis of his mistaken claim that global warming has stopped, for example. On sunspot activity, read what the Royal Society has to say about that at http://snipurl.com/4 vn9t ; yes it does affect the earth's temperature, but -in the long run- only to slow or to accelerate man made climate change.
jack reagan, Patcham toon says...
1:04am Sat 1 Nov 08
Biggsy, says...
5:20pm Sat 1 Nov 08
Anyway, there are 646 votes in parliament, 463 to 3 is well short of 646.
Bring Back Southern Television Brighthelmstone, Brighton says...
2:46pm Sun 2 Nov 08
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S.T. Rewth, Brighton says...
12:48pm Fri 31 Oct 08
Not a sheeo is more apt.
The Bill is flawed and not likely to make any differnce to world events.