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I am a climate lukewarmer.
That means I think recent global warming is real, mostly man-made and will continue but I no longer think it is likely to be dangerous and I think its slow and erratic progress so far is what we should expect in the future.

Queste sono le prime parole scritte da Matt Ridley in questo articolo uscito per il Times quasi 3 anni fa.
In questo scritto l’autore descrive cosa significa per lui essere un “lukewarmer“, quali conseguenze ha avuto per la sua immagine pubblica e quali sono le sue posizioni in merito ai provvedimenti politici ed economici suggeriti da chi è più vicino a posizioni “allarmiste”.

In general, I would describe a ‘lukewarmer’ as someone who […]

– Takes due notice of the increasing divergence between climate model predictions and observations and the growing body of scientific literature challenging IPCC climate sensitivity estimates.

– Regards the usual pastiche of remedies — carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, renewable energy quota, CO2 performance standards – as either an expensive exercise in futility or a ‘cure’ worse than the alleged disease (depending how aggressively those policies are implemented).

– Is impressed by — and thankful for — the immense albeit usually unsung benefits of the CO2 fertilization effect on global agriculture and green things generally.

– Recognizes that poverty remains the world’s leading cause of preventable illness and premature death.

– Understands that plentiful, affordable, scalable energy (most of which comes from CO2-emitting fossil fuels) is essential to poverty eradication and progress towards a healthier, safer, more prosperous world.”

 

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