By Paul Homewood
Ward’s complaints centred around the following claims by Lomborg:
1) Renewable energy had only increased by 1.1 per cent since 1992, from meeting 13.1 per cent of the world’s energy needs in 1992 to 14.2 per cent today
2) The transition from fossil fuels to low carbon alternatives would be “incredibly expensive”.
In particular, Lomborg noted that the UN’s climate scenario modelling predicted that the Net Zero scenario would cost 5.3% of GDP globally– an annual cost of £187 billion for the UK by 2050, much more than the £50bn claimed by the Committee on Climate Change.
3) These costs could double if the transition was not done efficiently.
4) A New Zealand government commissioned report found that costs could rise to 16% of GDP, equivalent to £12 trillion cumulatively in the UK by 2050.
5) According to the UN Climate Panel, the impact of global…
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