Jim Lakely #420
Jim Lakely, EVP and communications director at The Heartland Institute, describes Heartland’s free-market mission and its global role “pushing back on climate alarmism,” plus his weekly Climate Realism Show. He recounts Heartland’s 16 climate conferences since 2008 (300+ speakers, videos online), efforts to invite opposing views, and claims the IPCC’s mandate is to emphasize human influence. They discuss natural forcings, scientific uncertainty, warming since the Little Ice Age, and skepticism about “global average temperature.” Lakely cites funding pressures in academia, conference disruptions by Climate Defiance, and notes Roy Spencer’s satellite data work. He recounts “Fakegate,” alleging Peter Gleick stole documents and forged a memo. They also discuss COPs, social-media throttling, and AI’s energy demands weakening climate media funding.
00:00 Meet Jim Lakely
00:32 Heartland Climate Mission
01:34 Inside Climate Conferences
04:25 Debate And The IPCC
07:06 Natural Forcings Focus
09:32 Warming And Perspective
12:23 Young Skeptics Rising
15:40 Disruptions And Threats
20:44 Will Happer Spotlight
23:25 Models Funding And Media
28:01 Journalism Background
29:13 Congress Reality Check
30:39 Oval Office With Bush
32:44 Climate Beat Back Then
35:09 Momentum After 2024
38:32 AI Needs Real Energy
40:24 Fakegate Scandal Recap
47:03 Inside UN COP Meetings
48:57 Social Media Censorship
51:38 YouTube UN Banners
53:02 Closing Thoughts Freedom
See all Heartland “International Conference on Climate Change” videos here: https://climateconferences.heartland.org/
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