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Every "net zero by 2050" myth, refuted

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Every "net zero by 2050" myth, refuted By Alex Epstein In preparation for a "net zero by 2050" debate that my opponent failed to show up for, I created refutations of every myth in support of net-zero that I've every encountered. Originally published on Sep 21, 2023 For the last several months I have been eagerly anticipating a scheduled debate I had at the University of Syracuse on “net zero by 2050” with climate catastrophist and net-zero advocate Tom Rand. Unfortunately, due apparently to some sort of weird contractual issue between Tom’s agent and the university, Tom did not make it to the debate . He took no responsibility for the situation , despite the fact that he signed the contracts that caused the problem. Much worse, he did not apologize to me at all , even though he knows that preparing for a specific debate opponent takes a lot of time. Here’s my exchange with Tom over the issue (warning, he uses profanity). Since I was supposed to be in a