We endlessly hear the flawed assertion that because climate change is real, we should 'follow the science' and end fossil fuel use. But it is false because it conflates climate science with climate policy.
Life spans have more than doubled, hunger has dramatically declined, and incomes have increased ten-fold, largely because of the immense increase in available energy that has come mostly from fossil fuels. The impact of climate change is likely negative, but it is enormously exaggerated.
The data shows that climate-related deaths from droughts, storms, floods, and fires have declined by more than 97% from nearly 500,000 annually a century ago to less than 15,000 in the 2020s. A richer world is much more resilient and much less affected by extreme weather.
The costs of climate campaigners' calls to 'just stop' oil, gas, and coal are massively downplayed, and the benefits of ending fossil fuels are often overestimated. The broader impact on global improvements in quality of life is not adequately considered.
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