BNP and UKIP MEPs deny man-made climate change as an 'elite scam' and 'bogus hypothesis' - 2009-10-20

Today, both the BNP and UKIP denied that climate change was man-made, and argued against any action to mitigate its effects on the developing world. Their comments were made in a European Parliament debate on climate change and developing countries.

Labour MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, Linda McAvan MEP, who is also Labour's Spokesperson on Climate Change, unpicked their argument, and demanded further action by the EU to tackle climate change and deliver for the developing world. She reminded those present that 81% of the British public believe that climate change is a 'very serious' or 'fairly serious' issue, and told of its effect on life in Kenya.

BNP Leader Nick Griffin MEP said to the European Parliament that:

"Man‑made global warming is an unproven theory based on manipulative statistics."

He also attacked climate change as an 'elite scam' and an excuse to 'impose internationalist dogma and global government'.

His arguuments were backed up by UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom, who claimed that:

"We are all talking here about something which is not happening. The whole thing is a sham - this bogus hypothesis, this ridiculous nonsense that man-made CO₂ is causing global warming."

You can watch the speeches of Nick Griffin MEP and Godfrey Bloom MEP, as well as Linda McAvan MEP's response here

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