Michael Shellenberger clarifies his stance on climate change, stating that while he believes in the science behind climate change and acknowledges that the Earth is warming due to greenhouse gases, he denies that climate change represents a catastrophic or existential risk. He agrees with the core science presented by the IPCC but disagrees with the policy prescriptions often proposed to address climate change.
Michael Shellenberger clarifies his stance on climate change:
"Are you a climate change denier? It's a very interesting question. It depends on what you mean by denier. I definitely deny that climate change represents a significant catastrophic risk. I don't believe that anywhere in the mainstream science is any scenario for existential risk. Not in the working group one of the IPCC is there anything mentioning an apocalyptic scenario. And in fact, all the trends are going in the right direction. But when it comes to climate science, I agree with the IPCC's basic view of the core science. Where I part company is with the policy prescriptions. But I do believe that the earth is getting warmer and that greenhouse gases in general and carbon dioxide in particular are what's driving that warming."
