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Claim that electric vehicles cause more carbon emissions than diesel misrepresents reality
Claim:
New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars
Scott Johnson
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Source: Zero Hedge, Infowars, Anonymous, 2019-04-22 -
Investor's Business Daily editorial doesn't support claims about UN statements
Claim:
The UN Admits That The Paris Climate Deal Was A Fraud
Source: Investors' Business Daily, Anonymous, 2017-11-02 -
-1LowFinancial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”
“This article is misleading since it confuses changes in climate change impacts with changes in climate and weather extremes and it subjectively selects examples that support its message.
There is clear scientific evidence that many weather and climate extreme events increase in intensity and frequency due to anthropogenic climate change. Munich Re, for example, publishes data on global major extreme events in its annual reports.” -
-1.4Very lowClaim that human civilization could end in 30 years is speculative, not supported with evidence
“The report this article is based on describes a scenario which is unlikely, but several aspects of what is included in the report are likely to worsen in coming decades, such as the occurrence of deadly heatwaves. The conclusion of a high likelihood that human civilisation will end is false, although there is a great deal of evidence that there will be many damaging consequences to continued global warming over the coming decades.”
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InaccurateMeme image falsely claims wind turbines produce less energy that is used to build them
Claim:
A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
Source: Facebook, Internet users, 2019-05-13 -
-2Very lowCommentary in The Australian by Ian Plimer relies on false claims to make its case
“If you think that potentially causing hundreds of millions of refugees and trillions of dollars in damages is fine because some plants did well in the same conditions millions of years ago when humans weren’t around, then you could support this article.”
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AccurateIt's true that the current carbon dioxide level is higher than any time in human existence
Claim:
the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home
Source: NBC News, Denise Chow, 2019-05-14 -
Flawed reasoningIn popular video, Dan Peña falsely claims humans aren't causing climate change
Claim:
Fifty-five thousand years ago the whole world was 2°C warmer than it is today[...] It's all cyclical; [human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are] not a fart in the wind. Sea level rise is not going to happen.
Source: "Ivanka_Trump" Facebook account, Dan Peña, 2019-05-04 -
IncorrectThere is clear evidence for the existence of climate change contrary to claims by John Coleman
Claim:
Climate change is not happening, there is no significant man-made global warming now, there hasn't been any in the past, and there's no reason to expect any in the future.
Source: Derek Utley, John Coleman, 2019-02-22 -
InaccurateClaim in The Express that low solar activity is bringing cold weather is false
Claim:
Cold weather to grip world as solar minimum to deepen, NASA says
Source: Express, Sean Martin, 2019-04-15