New research DEBUNKS climate disinformation.

China and India currently make up around 35% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Some ask why countries like the UK, with only 1% of global emissions, should bother to strive for more national climate mitigation when large developing nations are apparently using coal, gas and oil to fuel their growth. And what about the cost of the green transition? And aren't we just being ALARMIST anyway? Wouldn't it be better to accept the warming and adapt to a new world? This week's video contains one or two thoughts on those suggestions!

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Reference Links:

Get a copy of 'The Language of Climate Politics' here
https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-language-of-climate-politics-fossil-fuel-propaganda-and-how-to-fight-it-9780197642238/new

World Resources Institute - global emissions by country (pie chart)
https://www.wri.org/insights/interactive-chart-shows-changes-worlds-top-10-emitters

Our World in Data - historical emissions
https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions

Carbon Brief report on impact of Trumps new legislation
https://www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-blows-us-emissions-goal-by-7bn-tonnes/

China solar record in May 2025
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/china-hits-1-tw-solar-milestone/

Climate Action Tracker - how each country is performing on emissions
https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/usa/targets/

UNEP - Emissions Gap Report 2024
https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2024

EMBER Report on nationally determined contributions
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/whats-new-with-national-renewable-targets-not-much/

IPCC AR6
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/

Nordhaus - Expert Opinion on Climate Change 1994
https://www.jstor.org/stable/29775100

Goldman School of Public Policy - 2035: The Report
https://www.2035report.com/electricity/downloads/

Global Energy Monitor - China's coal boom and bust
https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-and-bust-coal-2022/

First Thought - The Truth about China's renewable Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhZjJm0lZUI

The weakness of the US economy
https://fortune.com/2025/08/14/data-centers-china-grid-us-infrastructure/

Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators

zentouro:
https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro

Climate Adam:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam

Kurtis Baute:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience

Levi Hildebrand:
https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH

Simon Clark:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys

Sarah Karvner:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw

ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA

Jack Harries:
https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap

Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ

Our Changing Climate :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ