Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Myth 15: Thanks to fossil fuels we are suffering overwhelming damage from extreme weather. Truth: The trend of real weather damage is flat—despite many factors increasing vulnerability, like increasing coastal populations and bad incentives from government bailout policies. https://t.co/Qipi57nh3n — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2022

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Myth 14: Thanks to fossil fuels more people are dying from extreme weather. Truth: Thanks to FFs more people are *not dying* from extreme weather—and everything else. Fossil-fueled prosperity has driven climate disaster deaths down 98% and life expectancy up by decades. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2022

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3 keys to understanding climate damage stats: 1. Damage should be measured % of GDP not compared $-for-$ to a poorer past with less wealth at risk. (E.g., Miami Beach) 2. More people today choose to live in damage-prone areas. 3. Government bailout policies increase damage. — PolitiTweet.org

The increasing cost of hurricane damage can be explained entirely by more people and more property in harm’s way. C… https://t.co/3qCeH3rjT7

Posted Oct. 5, 2022