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https://www.nebriefing.org/the-film The climate cultist are in full propaganda mode screaning this one sided propagada The trick is: don’t call it "propaganda" in the room. Ask the next question that exposes missing numbers, trade-offs, and accountability *A. On Science, Uncertainty & Debate* 1. *Q: What’s the single biggest uncertainty?* *A: [“Cloud feedback. But uncertainty isn’t an excuse for inaction.”]* *Counter: [So if the biggest driver is uncertain, how do we know the cost-benefit of rushing is better than going slower and adapting?]* 2. *Q: Which parts are physics vs political choices?* *A: [“CO2 warming is physics. Speed is politics.”]* *Counter: [Then why does the film present the political speed as if it’s also settled physics?]* 3. *Q: What would make you update this plan?* *A: [“If emissions dropped faster or tech got cheaper. IPCC reviews every 5-7 years.”]* *Counter: [So we’re locking in 10-year spending now, but won’t review if it’s working until after the money’s gone?]* 4. *Q: Name a prediction from 10 years ago that was wrong?* *A: [“Some regional ones. But big trends were right.”]* *Counter: [Which big trends were right to 2 decimal places? And which wrong ones cost us money?]* 5. *Q: Why no debate like in medicine?* *A: [“Dissenting papers get published. Policy follows weight of evidence.”]* *Counter: [Then why were 9 scientists all from the same side picked, and none with different policy views invited tonight?]* *B. On Costs, Money & Who Pays* 6. *Q: Total £ cost over 10 years?* *A: [“Less than damage of doing nothing. Gov + private + savings.”]* *Counter: [“Less than” isn’t a number. What’s the actual £ number, and which budget lines get cut to find it?]* 7. *Q: Cost per ton of CO2 for each policy?* *A: [“No breakdown tonight. Renewables are cheapest.”]* *Counter: [If we don’t know cost per ton, how do we know we’re picking the cheapest way to cut emissions?]* 8. *Q: Who profits?* *A: [“Everyone. And green businesses = jobs.”]* *Counter: [Which specific companies and investors in this room stand to get subsidies, and how much?]* 9. *Q: Impact on rent from retrofits?* *A: [“Grants will protect tenants. Warm homes = lower bills.”]* *Counter: [Grants run out. What’s the law that stops landlords adding £100/mo after the grant ends?]* 10. *Q: What are we NOT spending on instead?* *A: [“We have to do both. This is the priority.”]* *Counter: [Budgets are finite. If it’s priority #1, what is now priority #10 and gets delayed?]* *C. On Energy, Security & Reliability* 11. *Q: What keeps lights on in a 2-week wind lull?* *A: [“Interconnection, storage, nuclear, backup gas.”]* *Counter: [Do we have contracts for that storage and nuclear today, and who pays if they’re late?]* 12. *Q: Backup if China restricts materials?* *A: [“Build UK/EU supply chains and recycle.”]* *Counter: [That takes 10+ years. What’s plan B for the next 5 winters?]* 13. *Q: How many new pylons and where?* *A: [“We need more. Communities consulted and compensated.”]* *Counter: [Consulted or veto power? And what’s the compensation number per household?]* 14. *Q: Why are countries building coal/gas?* *A: [“They’re behind. UK must lead.”]* *Counter: [If UK is <1% of emissions, how does us going first and expensive change what China/India do?]* 15. *Q: EROI of proposed tech?* *A: [“Wind/solar is 10:1 and improving.”]* *Counter: [That’s gross. What’s net EROI after storage, grid, and backup are included?]* *How to deliver these without getting shut down* 1. *One per turn*. Ask, listen, then use the counter as your follow-up. 2. *Tone*: "Thanks, follow-up..." not "That’s wrong..." 3. *Goal*: Force numbers, dates, and names. Propaganda thrives on vagueness. Counters kill vagueness.