Thank you so much for writing this book!

As a leftist gen zer I am constantly arguing about social and political issues. For the past couple years I have been arguing basically his point that climate change is real but the media’s cooption of the term and it’s use unscientifically only goes to increase anxiety for the future. I have found this to be a pretty even handed account of climate science and explanation of what has actually been said by mainstream scientists rather than doomsday rhetoric or climate change denial rhetoric that is so frequently seen on the left and right respectively. I especially liked the points about how the poor governance of certain places is a much greater threat to their populations medium and long term than climate change, this is often forgotten or carefully avoided when talking about the racist impact of climate change. Also the fact that natural disasters cannot be considered to be ‘caused’ by climate change, and that there is a certain bias in the way that leftist folks interpret natural disasters given that there has continued to be variety in the extremity of them and that there are many examples of worse natural disasters in history that we don’t call the product of climate change was well articulated. The point that people are living in more and more risky places such as coastal parts of the us is super key too. Yeah, anyway I think it is a really good book and quite helpful for me as a means to judge the most important issues to spend time talking about. I have not finished the book yet, so I don’t know if this will be covered, but ending barriers to migration, as well as having a negative income tax can aside have the additional impact as being a partial remedy for some of the worst impacted parts of the world affected by human induced climate change; but we will see.

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A bit dated

Some solid analysis however his acceptance without challenge of the CO2 being the cause of global warming and related is no longer a valid base. It’s clear nowadays that is fake news and the metrics used are doctored to control and continue the funding paid to groups like IPCC

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Science based not emotional rhetoric.

If only there were more people listening to the science based facts about the effects of climate change, as outlined in this well written book the present and the future would be a lot better.

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Finally the real truth

it's refreshing to read about the real costs of climate change, yea the so called science is constantly debated but no one ever talks costs and what it will look like for our lives to really get there. it turns out some of the ideas to finding solutions have costs higher than what Im willing to bet most of the developed world won't accept.

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An alternative to the typical media spin

I was worried this book would be anti climate change but it's anything but. The author gives scientifically backed alternatives to the typical message spread by the media, and has the studies and figures to back it up. I wasn't all that interested in the topic before listening to this book, but I'm really glad that I did.

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A balanced approach to climate change

A good discourse aimed at removing the heat from climate alarminism, including a practical approach to improving life for all

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A valid perspective

I enjoyed this book, i found it very informative and easy to follow.
In a world that thrives to dramatise everything and create fear where there is no need for fear, this book bring you back to reality.
Would very much recommend this book

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Very informative

I enjoyed how the author accepted that global temperatures will increase over time and how he was able to put into context a range of potential responses. I found it particularly enlightening to hear how the focus on CO2 reduction is not the only solution, but it is one of the most costly. I would highly recommend listening to this book if you are at all interested in a more balanced view on this topic.

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a different side to the debate

this book is a good read for anyone on any side of the climate change debate.

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A broader perspective on how to improve our world.

Today's media fixate on climate change, and promotes a unrealistic approaches to resolving what this book demonstrates is an important issue for humankind, but not our only problem. This group-think dominates the debate, and excludes much that this book reveals as competing issues of concern. The avalanche of numbers is daunting at times, and the listener needs access to the figures that are referred to throughout the dialogue. A picture is worth a thousand words.

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