In this episode Saifedean talks to Greenpeace co-founder and “drop out” Dr Patrick Moore about the misperceptions and hysteria surrounding climate change. They discuss the anti-human philosophy of modern environmentalist movements, the limitations of computer modelling as a means of making long-term climate forecasts and why there’s a case for actually increasing rather than decreasing human CO2 emissions. Saifedean and Patrick also touch on broader topics covered in Patrick’s book Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom including ocean plastic, ocean acidification and endangered polar bears.

Links referenced:

• Patrick’s book "Fake Invisible Catastrophes"
• Patrick’s book "Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout"
• Wikipedia article on the Simon–Ehrlich wager
• Julian Simon’s book "The Ultimate Resource 2"

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