Siv Jensen
Posted on 05/01/2015 9:16:08 AM PDT by all the best
Norway’s finance minister, who is also leader of the right wing Progress Party, stated in a press interview that she is skeptical that humans are causing climate change.
According to ABC News;
Norway’s finance minister says she doubts that global warming is man-made, seemingly contradicting the country’s official position in U.N. climate talks.
In an on-camera interview posted on the Aftenposten newspaper’s website on Tuesday, Siv Jensen answered “no” to a question about whether she was convinced that climate change was caused by humans.
Asked to clarify whether she was in doubt about man-made warming, she said “yes.”
Jensen, who leads the right-wing Progress Party, said she still backs the coalition government’s climate policies.
Norway is normally seen as a staunch supporter of green policies. An open expression of skepticism by a minister at the heart of the Norwegian government is certain to send shockwaves through the European political establishment.
Minister Siv Jensen’s sister, who is head of the Norway branch of the WWF, is reportedly unhappy about the Minister’s comments.
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Glad that more prominent folk are showing their skepticism but is AGW the litmus test for everyone? Have any reporters gone to talk with the leaders of ISIS and Boko Haram to get their take on the whole thing? Cause if they turn out to be skeptics, maybe then we can get the administration to finally take some action against them...
The so-called “consensus” keeps crumbling.
“Climate skeptic” is a BS term. No one is a climate skeptic. “Junk science skeptic” yes.
Curious
The left is an enemy of progress.
The left is an enemy of progress.
I suppose it’s how you define “Progress”.
The left seems to define it as “Social”, which is actually regressive as they embrace and demand we accept more and more child-like behavior.
Yep. The Progress Party ( or literally the Future Party in Norwegian) is even more conservative than the bigger Right Party. Not an exact comparison but think Tea Party v. GOP (w/o the e) only the much smaller Christian’s People Party is more conservative. Hope this helps.
Thanks.
I’m of Norwegian descent and a child of very strong, yet less expressed Christian values.
I think there is something to be said about their quiet resolve.
Some would call this “Passive aggressive”.
Nice...
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