Compelling: The West’s net-zero policies are handing China a huge strategic advantage While Western nations close reliable energy and raise costs, China adds wind and solar without giving up coal, oil or gas—then sells us the panels, batteries and other products our mandates require China’s approach is “add, don’t subtract”: build renewables and nuclear power while continuing to expand fossil fuels. This supplies cheap, dependable energy for Chinese industry. Meanwhile, many Western governments deliberately make their own energy more expensive and become increasingly dependent on Chinese solar panels, batteries, critical minerals and manufacturing. Western climate organizations scrutinize democracies far more aggressively than China, where independent activism is impossible and access depends on the state. Climate policy should be judged by its actual effect on global emissions, energy prices, industrial competitiveness and dependence on China—not simply by whether it appears ambitious at home. tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

Fossil China vs Green hype You're told China is green Reality: China is predominantly fossil fuel-powered, as is the rest of the world China's renewable energy share 40% in 1971 when poor (wood, dung) As average Chinese got 35x richer over the period, fossil fuels maxed at 2024 iea.org/data-and-statistics/… You can see all the references in my Twitter thread: xitter.cf/BjornLomborg/status/20…

The risk of dying from climate-related disasters has declined 99.4% As the global population quadrupled over the century, the risk per million declined from 241 in 1920s to 1.5 in 2020s Compare, global risk of dying in traffic is 145 (100x) 2026 update of sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Are we finally moving past climate alarmism to a data-driven, honest discussion? Interesting read from The Free Press about those of us who have long argued for a measured approach on climate over catastrophe and the need for economic and scientific realism. thefp.com/p/revenge-of-the-c…