Science Unsettled

 From Leslie Eastman at LI, Nature Journal Retracts Climate Alarm Study After Data Errors Surface

2025 has been a very bad year for climate cultists, but a great year for those who value personal freedom and efficient, affordable energy.

First, President Donald Trump declared victory over the climate hoax industry. The New York Times declared defeat in what it termed the “Information War”, but which I term “victory of real science over political narrative”.

Now, one of the papers used by climate cultists in academia has been retracted after serious data flaws were exposed.

In April 2024, the prestigious journal Nature released a study finding that climate change would cause far more economic damage by the end of the century than previous estimates had suggested. The conclusion grabbed headlines and citations around the world, and was incorporated in risk management scenarios used by central banks.

On Wednesday, Nature retracted it, adding to the debate on the extent of climate change’s toll on society.

The decision came after a team of economists noticed problems with the data for one country, Uzbekistan, that significantly skewed the results. If Uzbekistan were excluded, they found, the damages would look similar to earlier research. Instead of a 62 percent decline in economic output by 2100 in a world where carbon emissions continue unabated, global output would be reduced by 23 percent.

I question the whole idea of predicting the impacts of "climate change" on the economy many years in the future. As Yogi Berra said "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future".