TRIGGERnometry The Climate Crisis is a Scam - Professor Ian Plimer
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Mar 8, 2026 
Professor Ian Plimer, Australian geologist and former academic known for work on mineral deposits and climate skepticism. He challenges mainstream climate narratives and compares them to belief systems. He contrasts geological records with climate models, discusses deep-time climate cycles, and argues for adaptation, infrastructure and nuclear over current green policies.
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Climate Science Framed As A Funded Religion
- Ian Plimer argues climate science functions like a religion that profits from fear and funding.
- He compares it to creationism, saying scientists pursue grants and model-driven narratives rather than geologic evidence.
Broken Hill Mining Roots And A Life Changing Crash
- Ian Plimer recounts his early career: repeating a school year, mining work at Broken Hill, surviving a corporate jet crash, then moving into academia.
- He describes publishing, fieldwork, and shifting to university roles after the crash changed his priorities.
Geologic Record Challenges Simple CO2 Driven Warming
- Plimer says geological records show CO2 and temperature are not simply correlated and past atmospheres contained far higher CO2 with thriving life.
- He cites long-term sequestration into carbonates and rock records over 500 million years.