Climate Optimism in the Media

The current tactic to try to pacify opposition to the planet killers who are speeding an unnecessary apocalypse

“Those numbers may sound abstract, but what they suggest is this: Thanks to astonishing declines in the price of renewables, a truly global political mobilization, a clearer picture of the energy future and serious policy focus from world leaders, we have cut expected warming almost in half in just five years,” Mr. Wallace-Wells wrote.

FROM TODAY’S NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 28, 2022

Photo by Mike Newbry on Unsplash | Lying is no excuse for continued climate abuse. Fossil fuel profiteers continue abusing the Earth and robbing our children of their future while painting rosy word pictures.

The “astonishing” decline in renewables and an alleged turnaround by world leaders makes one respectable climate analyst optimistic — that the projected severity of the crisis has been halved.

Mr. Wallace-Wells, as I see it, understands the chemistry, physics and biology of the climate crisis extremely well. But his understanding of politics is naive.

There has been no meaningful action on the part of world leaders to slash fossil fuel use. As they have been doing for decades of conferences, they meet and announce plans and fossil fuel use increases.

And it’s true that the cost of renewables has been declining — the rate of decline astonishes Mr. Wallace-Wells, confirming that his abilities as a prognosticator of human activity and behavior is weak. He understands science — not…