Jim Lakely #420

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Meet Jim Lakely</p><p>00:32 Heartland Climate Mission</p><p>01:34 Inside Climate Conferences</p><p>04:25 Debate And The IPCC</p><p>07:06 Natural Forcings Focus</p><p>09:32 Warming And Perspective</p><p>12:23 Young Skeptics Rising</p><p>15:40 Disruptions And Threats</p><p>20:44 Will Happer Spotlight</p><p>23:25 Models Funding And Media</p><p>28:01 Journalism Background</p><p>29:13 Congress Reality Check</p><p>30:39 Oval Office With Bush</p><p>32:44 Climate Beat Back Then</p><p>35:09 Momentum After 2024</p><p>38:32 AI Needs Real Energy</p><p>40:24 Fakegate Scandal Recap</p><p>47:03 Inside UN COP Meetings</p><p>48:57 Social Media Censorship</p><p>51:38 YouTube UN Banners</p><p>53:02 Closing Thoughts Freedom</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://x.com/jlakely">https://x.com/jlakely</a></p><p>See all Heartland “International Conference on Climate Change” videos here: https://climateconferences.heartland.org/</p><p>=========</p><p>Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: <a href="https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries">https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries</a></p><p>My Linktree: <a href="https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1">https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1</a></p>