Five hours ago Joe Biden said climate change will "threaten… literally, the existence of our planet" — if, that is, we don't take global action
That is as false as anything Twitter or Facebook have censored
And nobody in media have fact-checked it
Until now
THREAD https://t.co/XRxxFkS1S8
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 29, 2020
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1344015403882692610.html
Five hours ago Joe Biden said climate change will “threaten… literally, the existence of our planet” — if, that is, we don’t take global action
That is as false as anything Twitter or Facebook have censored
And nobody in media have fact-checked it
Until now
THREAD
First, climate change does NOT threaten “the very existence of our planet”
That is ridiculous. Not even the most ridiculous apocalyptic environmentalists say that
There was once the idea that Earth could become like Venus but nobody even believes that any more
But Venus aside, there isn’t even a science *fiction* scenario where climate change “literally threatens the existence of our planet”
How would such a thing even occur? There’s not even a mechanism. The worst anyone could imagine was Venus and Venus still exists.
Moving on..
Biden said, "Without clear approach from other… emitters… storms will continue to worsen"
False again!
– Deaths from hurricanes have declined 90% in 100 years
– Every major scientific review says deaths from disasters *will continue to decline*https://t.co/Gc63A4jpaK
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 29, 2020
In fact, deaths from natural disasters are at their lowest level in 120 years
Just 2,900 people died from natural disasters in the first half of 2020, which is far lower than the average figures for the last decade
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 29, 2020
Neither the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) nor any other reputable scientific body predicts a reversal in the long-term trend of declining deaths, even if temperatures rise another three degrees or more.
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 29, 2020
