Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son famously said “Those who rule data will rule the entire world.” He was talking about computer chips but might as well have been referring to integrated assessment models (IAMs) used in climate science and policy.1
A new paper — van de Ven et al. 2024 or vdV24 — analyzes thousands of climate scenarios produced by IAM modeling groups over the past three decades as the basis for three recent IPCC reports (AR5 2013/2014, SR1.5 2018, AR6 2021/2022). Today I summarize the significance of the data collected by vdV24 for understanding important biases in climate research.
Specifically, the new paper provides insight into how Europe — with less than 10% of global population and about 15% of global GDP — has come to quietly dominate climate science and policy. It turns out that IAMs are an incredibly important base of soft power. Let’s have a look.
Interesting that Europe’s dominance in climate policy has had no effect on China and India, the dominant emitters of CO2.
CO2 is not a problem.
We need to inform Europe because they are trying to shut down our oil & gas industry.
They are too stupid to understand. They all need to commit suicide by climate, just leave us out of your plan.
Interesting that China’s per capita emissions passed the EU average in 2014!!! Additionally China’s historical emissions have exceeded the EU’s historical emissions. When are we going to stop the illusion that China is an undeveloped country and not subject to environmental restrictions. Stop the scam.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29239 https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-emissions-have-now-caused-more-global-warming-than-eu/194
Ignore per capita emissions, China’s emissions is greater than the next 7 countries (US, India, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, Iran and Germany) combined by 76,682,250 million tons.
They get a pass because they are already communist
Global warming, diversity, and totalitarian healthcare, and the three pillars of Progressivism.