The UN’s climate alarmism has gone too far
Spectator (UK)Jul 27, 2023
UN Meteorological Agency Issues Climate Change 'Red Alert'
The Facts
On Tuesday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization issued a "red alert" on global warming, in the State of the Global Climate report, and said that it is highly likely that 2024 will experience record-breaking heat.
The Geneva-based organization made its declaration after analyzing data that showed an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, increases in sea and land temperatures, and the continued melting of sea ice and glaciers while efforts to reduce the impacts remain inadequate.
The Spin
Narrative A
The UN is a world leader and strategist of climate alarmism. The body has made terrifying the public a performative art form. What UN agencies have failed to realize is that putting the fear of misery and death into people doesn't spur action. If the UN truly wants to garner support and deliver it will need to dial down the extremist language and provide factual, relevant, and digestible goals and paths forward.
Narrative B
There have been warnings for decades about how badly a changing climate could impact our way of life. Big Oil has known for years but instead of taking responsibility and acting, they embarked on marketing adventures and misinformation campaigns to boost their bottom line. If the investments in renewable energy sources were as coordinated and effective the change in the planet's sustainability would be remarkable.
Nerd narrative
There's a 95% chance that there will be at least 2˚C degrees of global warming by 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.