Textbook climate deception: Lancet report blames climate for tens...
Bjorn Lomborg@BjornLomborg
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May 09, 2026
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Textbook climate deception:
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But hides that increase almost entirely due to an aging population
And ignores cold deaths, which are down much, much more
Refs and documentation in 🧵
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But hides that increase almost entirely due to an aging population
And ignores cold deaths, which are down much, much more
Refs and documentation in 🧵
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Textbook climate deception:
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But the increase is almost entirely due to an aging population
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…ihmeuw.org/7jat, population.un.org/wpp
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But the increase is almost entirely due to an aging population
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…ihmeuw.org/7jat, population.un.org/wpp
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Textbook climate deception:
Lancet report blames climate for 39,000 European heat deaths
But increase almost entirely due to an aging population
Real scientists show you the age-adjusted risk
(unlike scare-mongering campaigners)
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…, ihmeuw.org/7jag
Lancet report blames climate for 39,000 European heat deaths
But increase almost entirely due to an aging population
Real scientists show you the age-adjusted risk
(unlike scare-mongering campaigners)
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…, ihmeuw.org/7jag
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Textbook climate deception:
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But it hides that the increase is almost entirely due to an aging population
And ignores cold deaths, which are down much, much more
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…, ihmeuw.org/7jag, ihmeuw.org/7jah
Lancet report blames climate for tens of thousands of European heat deaths
But it hides that the increase is almost entirely due to an aging population
And ignores cold deaths, which are down much, much more
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…, ihmeuw.org/7jag, ihmeuw.org/7jah
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This climate alarm is likely blatant dishonesty
because the Lancet group has made these claims over and over again, showing you heat deaths without adjusting for an aging population, and without mention of cold deaths
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because the Lancet group has made these claims over and over again, showing you heat deaths without adjusting for an aging population, and without mention of cold deaths
x.com/BjornLomborg/s…
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This climate alarm is likely blatant dishonesty
because the Lancet group has made these claims over and over again, showing you heat deaths without adjusting for an aging population, and without mention of cold deaths
x.com/BjornLomborg/s…
because the Lancet group has made these claims over and over again, showing you heat deaths without adjusting for an aging population, and without mention of cold deaths
x.com/BjornLomborg/s…
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Even UN Secretary-General has been pushing the same misinformation that heat deaths are spiraling out of control, without mentioning cold deaths
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