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How Fossil Fuels Doubled Human Life Expectancy
Climate activists say fossil fuels are killing us. History and data say the opposite.
Book Review – Politics & Climate Change: A History
Andy May’s 2020 book, Politics & Climate Change: A History, is picking up renewed attention — and for good reason. Dr. Patrice Poyet has released a freshly updated, in-depth review that’s now available on ResearchGate.
Michelle Stirling: CBC brings Soviet-style propaganda to Canada
CBC is reporting on a new study by Pruysers et al. (2025) that claims people sceptical of climate change have personality issues associated with the “Dark Triad:” narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. In contrast, they say those who agree with catastrophic human-caused climate change narratives exhibit prosocial traits like agreeableness and honesty-humility.
Public Interest in Climate Change Wanes says Friends of Science Society
Recent polls indicate that climate change action is no longer a priority for most North Americans, says Friends of Science Society. This runs counter to the 89% climate action advocacy media project of Covering Climate Now and counter to claims of Canada’s Abacus Data of a spike in climate interest by the public.
Climate change | 45 |
Climate policy | 38 |
Energy transition | 16 |
CO₂ | 16 |
Extreme weather | 15 |
Paris Agreement | 11 |
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Analysis of IPCC report
The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC
The Clintel Foundation has published the book The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC. It’s by far the most important work of its existence. In thirteen chapters we indicate per theme whether the IPCC has done its work well. In short, we conclude that the IPCC has made several serious mistakes.
ABOUT CLINTEL
Climate Intelligence Foundation
Climate Intelligence (Clintel) is an independent foundation informing people about climate change and climate policies. Clintel was founded in 2019 by emeritus professor of geophysics Guus Berkhout and science journalist Marcel Crok. Clintel’s main objective is to generate knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of climate change as well as the effects of climate policy on the economy and the environment.

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The Ethics of Uncertainty: Science as a Public Dialogue
The title of this post is borrowed from Marcoen Cabbolet’s recent paper. Its abstract is the following, but I warmly recommend reading the entire paper.
Chris Martz 2000th signatory of the World Climate Declaration
An Interview with Chris Martz.

the latest IPCC report
The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC
The Clintel Foundation has contributed to the publication of the book The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC by far the most important work of its existence. In thirteen chapters we indicate per theme whether the IPCC has done its work well. In short, we conclude that the IPCC has made several serious mistakes.
ABOUT CLINTEL
Climate Intelligence Foundation
Climate Intelligence (Clintel) is an independent foundation informing people about climate change and climate policies. Clintel was founded in 2019 by emeritus professor of geophysics Guus Berkhout and science journalist Marcel Crok. Clintel’s main objective is to generate knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of climate change as well as the effects of climate policy on the economy and the environment.
