Revenge of the Climate Heretics: The 50 Leading Eco-Policy Dissenters
Summary
Newsweek profiles 50 people who challenge policies aimed at rapidly reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. The article says many accept that human activity is warming the planet but question the cost, pace or preferred technologies of climate policies; it also includes some who reject mainstream climate science.Key Facts
- The article defines its use of “heretic” as a person who challenges climate policy or, in some cases, mainstream climate science.
- Bill Gates argued in an October 2025 memo that improving human welfare should take priority over temperature and emissions targets.
- Mark Carney ended Canada’s consumer carbon tax after becoming prime minister in March 2025 and later signed an agreement with Alberta to advance a proposed oil pipeline to the Pacific coast.
- The Net-Zero Banking Alliance voted to shut down in October 2025, according to the article.
- Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement during his first week back in office and declared a national energy emergency.
- The Trump administration has cut federal support for parts of the wind and solar industries and promoted an “energy addition” approach.
- The article frames the debate as a disagreement over what climate policies to pursue, rather than only whether the climate is changing.
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