Climate change creates free real estate in Tuvalu: “climate refugees” can all go home
By Jo Nova
The Green Blob is going to have to get rid of satellites. Real data is so inconvenient. For years many people called scientists have assumed, like any smart 5 year old would, that islands are fixed blobs of rock and sand that just sit there and sink as oceans rise. Now satellite images show that three quarters of the islands in Tuvalu are growing rather than shrinking. Total land area is up 2.9%. Total government funded scientists who predicted reality, down 97%. … Since our emissions helped create nearly a square kilometer of free real estate in Tuvalu, it seems only fair that they return any climate funds, and pay a royalty. The whole of Tuvalu is 26km2 and about 10,600 people live there. Total GDP is $32 million. It’s a cheap marketing tool. In May last year, despite Tuvalu being used as an advertising posterchild for climate change for years, it had not received funding from the Green Climate Fund. In August 2017 UNDP finally promised $38 million. That’s theoretically an extra income equivalent to 20% of their GDP for the next seven years. No wonder these islanders are keen to talk “climate change”. Scientists who have […]Rating: 9.2/10 (5 votes cast)
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