Football Governance Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Deben and Lord Moynihan of Chelsea

Committee stage
Monday 2nd December 2024 Lords Chamber

[Lord Moynihan of Chelsea (Con)]

I absolutely say that the central prediction of all the major bodies is that there will be no major problem faced from climate change by 2050. If, indeed, the noble Lord or any other Peer wishes to controvert me, could they please quote such scientific evidence? By the way, they should also take into account, for example, the recent statement from the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physics, that climate change theories are a scam. I am not saying that, and I would not go so far as to say that, but could they address that? If they could please point to a central prediction that contains the sort of apocalyptic predictions just made by the noble Lord, Lord Deben, I would be very interested. I will say no more at this point.

[Lord Deben (Con)]

There is no scientific society of any major country that does not say that climate change is the biggest material threat to mankind. All of them say and support the view that by 2050, we need to get to net zero if we are to have any possibility of keeping within a 1.5 degree increase in temperature compared with pre-industrial periods. All of them say that, if we do not do that, the effects upon people will be enormously damaging. You only have to look at what has happened with just a 1 degree increase: the recent floods in Spain, for example, the wildfires and the rest. What my noble friend says is not true and it is very dangerous, because that kind of attitude is what allows people to get off the hook.