Climate change debate has a 'feature of religion' to it
Psychiatrist and author Tanveer Ahmed says there is a feature of religion in the climate change debate surrounding a net zero target. Theyre sometimes called secular totalitarian versions of religion where you have a revelation, the revelation is available to only a set number of people, with climate change, maybe thats the wealthy urban knowledge workers if you like, Mr Ahmed told Sky News Andrew Bolt. And theres a chosen people who have the knowledge - in this case that we must cut emissions at all costs, and theyre obviously sinners, its a battle of good and evil. But then theres a story of rebirth, its almost like we have to go through some sort of sacrifice and pain and from the other side, theres a rebirth and a kind of Utopia. Read More Our Apps