Scared witless has real impacts
Half the world now believe climate change will make humanity go extinct
Reality? UN expects average person in 2100 to be 450% richer. Climate will make that 434%. Problem, not end-of-world
My new book (free first 25p): https://t.co/E8O3zcHKEe pic.twitter.com/UDtr0KgoKM
— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) January 15, 2021
Despite breathless climate reporting warning us of ever more damaging extreme weather
US relative flood damage has strongly declined from 1903-2019, from 0.5% of GDP to 0.05% today
Update of fig 10, https://t.co/kJetO61F8Jhttps://t.co/Evk8Ma7AR7 pic.twitter.com/uZbmsejmK2
— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) January 15, 2021
This fits well with global weather-related damages not increasing (actually slightly decreasing)https://t.co/BeqZQ8ELN0 pic.twitter.com/r5rKyq1QmQ
— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) January 15, 2021