Bjorn Lomborg
@BjornLomborg
Author of 'Best Things First', 'False Alarm', and 'Skeptical Environmentalist', President Copenhagen Consensus: smart solutions through economic prioritization
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Fossil China vs Green hype
You're told China is green
Reality: China is predominantly fossil fuel-powered, as is the rest of the world
On current trends, China will be fossil-free in year 2229
You can see all the references in my Twitter thread:
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This is consistent with the 2012 PNAS analysis I mentioned
They say, climate likely won't work
and so we should focus on controlling crown-of-thorns starfish
we now know it improves coral cover by just 0.5 percentage point
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New data for Great Barrier Reef: Last five years best on record
Yet, media wrote its obituary in 2014
Research told us it would be almost gone in 2022
Not all scare stories are true
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Less Global Fire
7 months through 2026:
Every continent is below average, and Africa, Americas, and Europe are at record lows
Yet, all you see is Canada (below average) and Europe (record-below average)
You are being badly informed on climate change
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2026 Fire in the Americas at record lows
Halfway through 2026, the Americas have burned less than in any year 2012-25
Every continent is below average, and Africa and Europe are at record lows
Media only showing stuff burning leaves us badly informed
You can see all the references in my Twitter thread:
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Rich World Net Zero has a tiny impact
Even if the US, EU, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the rest of the rich world go Net Zero by 2050
it will only reduce global temperatures by 0.10°C (0.18°F) in 2100
Still, it will cost $100s of trillions
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