There will be no end of the world. Why environmental alarmism causes us harm
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Michael Schellenberger is the founder and president of Environmental Progress, “Hero of the Environment” according to Time magazine, the Green Book Laureate of the 2008 Center for the Scientific Works of the Stevens Technological Institute and the invited expert of the evaluative report MGAIK. For 20 years, I wrote articles about energy and the environment for the world"s leading publications.
The climate is really changing, but this is not the end of the world. And not even the most serious environmental problem. Often people, loudest than all panic about environmental problems, are also inclined to oppose their obvious solutions. So what is actually behind the growth of apocalyptic environmental thinking?
Although the attention of the media has been riveted to the problems of ecology for several decades in a row, many of us still do not know the main facts. Carbon oxide emissions have reached a peak and have been reduced in most developed countries for more than ten years. Mortality from extreme weather phenomena, even in poor countries, has decreased by 80 %over the past 40 years. And the risk that the atmosphere of the Earth is heated to very high temperatures is becoming more and more unlikely due to slowing down the growth of the population and the abundance of natural gas.
Michael Schellberger has been fighting for decades to make our planet greener. He saved the last sequoia in the world, became the co-author of the forerunner of today"s Green New Deal (the New Green Course program), together with clipatologists and activists made huge efforts to maintain the work of nuclear power plants, which allowed to prevent a sharp increase in harmful emissions.
When rumors crawled in 2019 that “billions of people will die” and people swept a panic, Michael decided that he-as an environmental activist with experience, leading an expert in energy and father of a teenage daughter, just needs to contribute to his contribution In the department of science from science fiction. The result of his research was the book “The end of the world will not be.”
“Michael Schellenberger methodically destroys the principles of apocalyptic thinking that are so common in environmental thought. Covering all spheres from the Amazon fires to plastic in the ocean, the book “There will be no end of the world” offers the reader the data of modern science, clear arguments, fulfilled by sympathy Humanism and powerful counterweights that will save you from unbridled panic. You will not agree with many that are discussed in this book - therefore it is so important to read it, ” - Paul Robbins, Dean of the Institute of Ecological Research of Nelson, the University of Wisconsin in Madison
“ In this trip to Michael Schellenberger through an interview. , personal experience and stories shows that the science of the environment offers the path from hysteria to humanism. This excellent book reveals and explains the facts and forces standing beyond the destruction of forests, climate change, the disappearance of species, the protection of nature, industrial agriculture and other environmental problems, and shows how they can be solved, ”Mark Sagoff, author
In environmental problems, conflicting and often extreme views often bring confusion, and both sides are fueled by ideological prejudices, ignorance of facts and errors. The balanced and refreshing book of Michael Schellenberger conducts a deep study of a number of environmental problems and reveals situations that were distorted by scientists and environmental organizations, and also emphasizes prejudices caused by financial interests. All his conclusions are confirmed by examples, convincing arguments, facts and initial documentation. “There will be no end of the world”-this is perhaps the most important of the ever written books about the environment, ”Tom Wigli, a climatologist from the University of Adelaide, a former senior researcher at the National Center for atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a researcher at the American Association of Development Science (aaas)
“We must protect the planet. But how? Some environmental organizations have mired in speeches about sin and death, and such a position is counterproductive, anti -human and not too scientific. Schellenberger advocates a more constructive approach to environmental protection, which will solve the most terrible problems and show what specific actions we should take, ” - Stephen Pinker, Johnston, a professor of psychology of Harvard University and author of the book“ Education Today ”
The climate is really changing, but this is not the end of the world. And not even the most serious environmental problem. Often people, loudest than all panic about environmental problems, are also inclined to oppose their obvious solutions. So what is actually behind the growth of apocalyptic environmental thinking?
Although the attention of the media has been riveted to the problems of ecology for several decades in a row, many of us still do not know the main facts. Carbon oxide emissions have reached a peak and have been reduced in most developed countries for more than ten years. Mortality from extreme weather phenomena, even in poor countries, has decreased by 80 %over the past 40 years. And the risk that the atmosphere of the Earth is heated to very high temperatures is becoming more and more unlikely due to slowing down the growth of the population and the abundance of natural gas.
Michael Schellberger has been fighting for decades to make our planet greener. He saved the last sequoia in the world, became the co-author of the forerunner of today"s Green New Deal (the New Green Course program), together with clipatologists and activists made huge efforts to maintain the work of nuclear power plants, which allowed to prevent a sharp increase in harmful emissions.
When rumors crawled in 2019 that “billions of people will die” and people swept a panic, Michael decided that he-as an environmental activist with experience, leading an expert in energy and father of a teenage daughter, just needs to contribute to his contribution In the department of science from science fiction. The result of his research was the book “The end of the world will not be.”
“Michael Schellenberger methodically destroys the principles of apocalyptic thinking that are so common in environmental thought. Covering all spheres from the Amazon fires to plastic in the ocean, the book “There will be no end of the world” offers the reader the data of modern science, clear arguments, fulfilled by sympathy Humanism and powerful counterweights that will save you from unbridled panic. You will not agree with many that are discussed in this book - therefore it is so important to read it, ” - Paul Robbins, Dean of the Institute of Ecological Research of Nelson, the University of Wisconsin in Madison
“ In this trip to Michael Schellenberger through an interview. , personal experience and stories shows that the science of the environment offers the path from hysteria to humanism. This excellent book reveals and explains the facts and forces standing beyond the destruction of forests, climate change, the disappearance of species, the protection of nature, industrial agriculture and other environmental problems, and shows how they can be solved, ”Mark Sagoff, author
In environmental problems, conflicting and often extreme views often bring confusion, and both sides are fueled by ideological prejudices, ignorance of facts and errors. The balanced and refreshing book of Michael Schellenberger conducts a deep study of a number of environmental problems and reveals situations that were distorted by scientists and environmental organizations, and also emphasizes prejudices caused by financial interests. All his conclusions are confirmed by examples, convincing arguments, facts and initial documentation. “There will be no end of the world”-this is perhaps the most important of the ever written books about the environment, ”Tom Wigli, a climatologist from the University of Adelaide, a former senior researcher at the National Center for atmospheric Research (NCAR) and a researcher at the American Association of Development Science (aaas)
“We must protect the planet. But how? Some environmental organizations have mired in speeches about sin and death, and such a position is counterproductive, anti -human and not too scientific. Schellenberger advocates a more constructive approach to environmental protection, which will solve the most terrible problems and show what specific actions we should take, ” - Stephen Pinker, Johnston, a professor of psychology of Harvard University and author of the book“ Education Today ”
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Author:Шелленбергер Майкл
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