Bill Gates poses for photos after an interview with The Associated Press in Indian Wells, California, Jan. 8, 2025. AP

Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates dropped a truth bomb into the discussion of climate and energy policy . His missive sent the climate lobby into a tizzy as he joined a growing chorus of voices aligned with today’s science and policy consensus on climate.

Gates actually shared three truth bombs, and let’s take a look at each.

Truth #1: Climate change is a serious problem, but it will not be the end of civilization

Here Gates recognizes that the most extreme projections of future climate change have been dialed back considerably over the past decade. Gates explains correctly, “the current consensus is that by 2100 the

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