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The net zero approach of the Paris agreement has become detached from reality as it increasingly relies on science fiction levels of speculative technology.

Mainstream media are ignoring a scientist who is whistleblowing the climate profession. During the five years since new kinds of activism brought the climate issue into the headlines like never before, the topic has more clearly become one where people respond due to their preexisting worldviews. It’s not just believers and sceptics, but there are those who think technology can save us, those who think it’s too late; those who think the science is clear, others who think it is open; those who believe humans will muddle through and those predicting human extinction. Climate scientists themselves now range from those emphasizing ‘we can do this’ to those that express their grief and outrage by gluing themselves to buildings. Meanwhile, misleading narratives are amplified by a variety of vested interests, including fossil fuels, nuclear, and clean tech. Climatologist Dr Wolfgang Knorr is an unusual voice in this cacophony because he has been ‘blowing the whistle’ on the climate science itself and how it is being

Peut-on sérieusement atteindre la neutralité carbone d'ici la fin du siècle ? Dans cet article retentissant, trois économistes du climat reviennent sur les principales étapes qui ont popularisé l'idée de compensation des émissions de CO2 comme moyen de limiter le réchauffement. Analysant les échecs successifs de cette approche pourtant hégémonique, ils montrent qu'elle repose sur des hypothèses technologiques de plus en plus extravagantes

Humanity at risk if we keep thinking everything is under control