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The Climate Conversation is Changing
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The Climate Conversation is Changing

Later this week here at THB I’ll be publishing two important pieces — one a guest post from a climate scientist on how his work was cited in the DOE…

Well Cited
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Well Cited

Last week, a colleague of mine sent me a copy of an email that they had received from ClimateBrief, a UK-based advocacy journalism group. The email asked for examples of how…

Emissions Scenarios, CWG Fact Check 1
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Emissions Scenarios, CWG Fact Check 1

The reactions to the DOE Climate Working Group (CWG) report released last week have been just as interesting as the report itself. The degree of vitriol and freak-out by activist climate scientists…

A Red Team Climate Report
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A Red Team Climate Report

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new assessment of climate science written by five scientists who have long-argued that climate science assessments have overlooked key issues.  The…

The Bad Science and Bad Policy at the Heart of the Climate Movement
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The Bad Science and Bad Policy at the Heart of the Climate Movement

Few people are aware of the fact that “climate change” means very different things in science and in policy. That difference exposes the fundamental incoherence of climate policy, highlighted by…

Frisbees and Flatulence
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Frisbees and Flatulence

Today, The Washington Post and New York Times have both reported that any day now, the Trump administration will publish a proposed rule that reconsiders the 2009 greenhouse gas “endangerment finding” by the Environmental…

Human Progress versus Climate Evangelism
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Human Progress versus Climate Evangelism

In the annals of history, the first half of 2025 will be remembered for many things. I’d venture that very few are aware of one of the most momentous achievements…

Five Figures – July 2025
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Five Figures – July 2025

Today I am starting up a new feature here at THB — Five Figures. Every month, I will share five (or so) of the most provocative, interesting, or challenging figures to…

Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock
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Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock

Twenty-five years ago this month, Dan Sarewitz and I published a widely read and discussed article in The Atlantic Monthly titled, Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock (unpaywalled version here). Today I quote extensively from it…

Precipitation Paradox?
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Precipitation Paradox?

There is a cynical trick being played by some climate activists to promote misinformation and undercut the assessments of the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as they lobby for…

The Science vs. the Narrative vs. the Voters: Clarifying the Public Debate Around Energy and Climate
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The Science vs. the Narrative vs. the Voters: Clarifying the Public Debate Around Energy and Climate

Key Points Read the full report here. Download the crosstabs and topline here.

What Americans Really Think About Energy and Climate
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What Americans Really Think About Energy and Climate

Right before the 2024 election, my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira and I engaged YouGov to conduct a survey of how Americans view various topics of energy and climate. Today at AEI, the full…

The Texas Flash Floods
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The Texas Flash Floods

“This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States. . . We do not have a warning system.” — Judge Rob Kelly, Kerr County, Texas, 4 July 2025 As…

Cheerleading is Dumb Energy Policy
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Cheerleading is Dumb Energy Policy

Any moment now, we will be releasing the full results of the AEI Energy/Climate Survey of the American public that my AEI colleague Ruy Teixeira and I conducted right before the election.…

Top Five Climate Change Narratives in the Media
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Top Five Climate Change Narratives in the Media

Today, in cool and cloudy Washington, DC, I’ll wrap up my AEI Summer Honors Course (THB Pro subscribers have access to the syllabus and the reading packet here). The students have…