by Dr. M. Wielicki, Nov 20, 2025 in IrrationalFear
It’s November 2025. We are exactly a quarter century removed from the millennial panic, the Kyoto Protocol hype, and the first waves of “irrevocable tipping points” that were supposedly coming in 10 years (i.e., 2010).
We were told that fossil fuels had to be phased out immediately, or the planet would warm by 5–6°C by 2100. 25 years, multiple trillions of dollars, millions of wind turbines and solar panels, and countless “last chance” climate summits later…
Fossil fuels supplied ~88% of global primary energy in 2000.
In 2024, they supplied 86%.
Let that sink in.
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