In the New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg argues that a global revolt against extreme climate policy is underway and that Democrats risk walking into a political buzzsaw if they keep chasing net-zero mandates that spike energy bills and deliver thin benefits. He points to the United Kingdom’s skyrocketing electricity costs since the early 2000s, Germany’s populist surge, Australia’s reset, Japan’s nuclear pivot, and a softening European Union as evidence that people are done paying more for less.
Lomborg contends that even if rich countries zeroed out emissions, the payoff for global temperatures would be minuscule while the price tag would gut prosperity. He says the smarter path is honesty over hype, prioritizing affordable energy, innovation, and human welfare. Oh, and in the U.S., Democrats pushing California-style mandates should prepare for a voter slap.
The Bullet Point Brief
- UK energy reality check. Inflation-adjusted electricity prices are up dramatically since 2003, with policy charges keeping bills high even when wholesale prices drop. That is not a selling point.
- Political blowback spreads. Conservatives in Britain vow to scrap the Climate Change Act. Reform UK rides the anger. The EU trims its green ambitions after farmer protests. Different flags, same frustration.
- Asia pivots to pragmatism. Japan leans back into nuclear. Australia’s center-right prioritizes price relief over slogans. Reality has entered the chat.
- Big cost, tiny climate gain. Even a rich-world net-zero would barely dent warming while hammering GDP. Subsidies aren’t science.
- Warning to U.S. Dems. Keep marching toward coercive mandates and expect a revolt at the ballot box. Honesty beats apocalypse marketing.
My Bottom Line
I’m a conservation guy. God gave us a world to steward, not a doomsday cult to finance. Lomborg’s piece nails the growing gap between reasonable care for creation and the control-freak climate complex that treats families as ATMs and dissent as heresy. People will pay for clean air and water. They will not pay for political cosplay that makes their lights more expensive and their jobs shakier.
Modern environmentalism should look like innovation, not rationing. Open the throttle on American energy. Let nuclear actually work. Keep natural gas in the mix. Cut red tape so new tech competes on merit. If a green idea can win without bribes, fantastic. If it needs a lifetime allowance from taxpayers and a mandate to kneecap competitors, it is not a solution. It is a grift.
Colorado lesson. We can lead with real stewardship and real affordability. Respect producers, empower consumers, and stop letting coastal politicians and bureaucrats turn energy policy into a moral pageant. Drill, baby, drill – and build the next-gen stuff that truly pencils without punishing working families.
Source: New York Post
