{"id":419555,"date":"2026-01-02T20:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419555"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:56:48","slug":"six-impossible-climate-things-to-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=419555","title":{"rendered":"Six Impossible Climate Things to\u00a0Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"305\" data-attachment-id=\"419580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419580\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?fit=1813%2C764&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1813,764\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?fit=723%2C305&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=723%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of two knobs labeled 'Nature' and 'CO2' with text indicating 'Climate Control' and atmospheric CO2 levels in ppm.\" class=\"wp-image-419580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C432&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C647&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=640%2C270&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C506&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?w=1813&amp;ssl=1 1813w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0AQPYyEGYOtKYLr0XibSzueEbDVy4C0bx0qyFiz8KEdWzBT9Yizp-qR07NbOLpLgrAx5wYJubyzgyd3uXCo_uz16gCqDCSCRdeLhGEzGL0YUtsXEGwhOPKIQgbpeYAR5A-1.jpeg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Javier Vin\u00f3s: Seis cosas imposibles de creer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Javier Vin\u00f3s, a Spanish scientist (PhD in molecular neurobiology turned independent climate researcher), author of books like Climate of the Past, Present and Future and Solving the Climate Puzzle, and president of the Asociaci\u00f3n de Realistas Clim\u00e1ticos, published an opinion piece titled &#8220;Seis cosas imposibles de creer&#8221; (Six Impossible Things to Believe) on December 23, 2025, in Libertad Digital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Echoing the White Queen&#8217;s boast in Lewis Carroll&#8217;s Through the Looking-Glass of believing &#8220;as many as six impossible things before breakfast,&#8221; Vin\u00f3s argues that European and Spanish authorities are asking citizens to believe six implausible claims about climate change and the energy transition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2026\/01\/01\/six-impossible-climate-things-to-believe\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"419557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?fit=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A scientist in a lab coat adjusts a control panel labeled 'CO2 Control - Climate Adjustment' with a gauge indicating temperature settings. Various monitors display graphs of CO2 emissions and climate models.\" class=\"wp-image-419557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-30.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Image created with ChatGPT.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Javier Vin\u00f3s provides the list in his yearend Clintel post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clintel.org\/six-impossible-things-to-believe\/\"><strong>Six Impossible Things to Believe.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Like Alice\u2019s White Queen, European and Spanish authorities<br><\/strong><strong>want us to believe six impossible things about<br>climate change and the energy transition.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>In Alice Through the Looking-Glass,<\/strong>&nbsp;a character by Lewis Carroll says, \u201cOne can\u2019t believe impossible things,\u201d to which t<strong>he White Queen replies,<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWhen I was your age,<strong>&nbsp;I sometimes believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"855\" data-attachment-id=\"419560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?fit=865%2C1023&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"865,1023\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?fit=723%2C855&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?resize=723%2C855&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An illustration from Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass', depicting Humpty Dumpty sitting on a wall while conversing with Alice. The text includes a dialogue about the meaning of words.\" class=\"wp-image-419560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?w=865&amp;ssl=1 865w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?resize=768%2C908&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-31.png?resize=640%2C757&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Like Alice\u2019s White Queen,&nbsp;<strong>European and Spanish authorities want us to believe six impossible things<\/strong>&nbsp;about climate change and the energy transition, before and after breakfast. These six impossible things to believe \u2014 and&nbsp;<strong>yet many people,<\/strong>&nbsp;like the White Queen,&nbsp;<strong>do believe them<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 are as follows:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The first is believing that humans<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>have<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 or could have in the near future \u2014 some degree of&nbsp;<strong>control<\/strong>&nbsp;over the&nbsp;<strong>climate and the weather,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>and<\/strong>&nbsp;that through our actions&nbsp;<strong>we can reduce the frequency and intensity<\/strong>&nbsp;of hurricanes, floods, droughts, or sea-level rise. Anyone who believes this is capable of believing anything.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"419562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419562\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-33.png?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-33.png?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-33.png?resize=600%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a man labeled 'Alarmist' standing next to a spinning wheel titled 'Wheel of Climate Change,' which features various climate outcomes like 'Warm Winter,' 'Cold Winter,' and 'Heavy Snow.' The man is exclaiming, 'SEE?!... TOLD YA!'\" class=\"wp-image-419562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-33.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-33.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The second is believing that the climate,<\/strong>\u00a0in its extraordinary complexity with hundreds \u2014 perhaps thousands \u2014 of variables,<strong>\u00a0is controlled by just one: changes in the concentration of greenhouse gases.<\/strong>\u00a0The theory and models that propose this are based on a good understanding of the properties of CO\u2082, but a<strong>\u00a0poor understanding of the other climatic variables.<\/strong>\u00a0And the fact that\u00a0<strong>no solid evidence<\/strong>\u00a0for this theory has emerged, despite decades of intensive searching, makes it very difficult to believe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"419564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419564\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?fit=850%2C705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,705\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?fit=723%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?resize=723%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting climate scientists interacting with a large control panel labeled 'Climate Earth 1.0'. A scientist points to a knob, exclaiming he found one that controls oceans. The panel features gauges and a prominent label indicating 'WATER VAPOUR'.\" class=\"wp-image-419564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?resize=768%2C637&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-34.png?resize=640%2C531&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The third is believing that an energy transition is taking place or will take place<\/strong>. There are no examples of energy transitions.\u00a0<strong>We use more biomass, coal, oil, natural gas, and uranium<\/strong>\u00a0than at any other time in history, and we are simply adding the so-called renewable energies, which are installed, maintained, and replaced thanks to hydrocarbon fuels.\u00a0<strong>Our energy use is growing faster than our capacity to install renewable energy.<\/strong>\u00a0The transition is a myth, and anyone who claims to believe in it is either lying or poorly informed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"510\" data-attachment-id=\"419565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?fit=850%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?fit=723%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?resize=723%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph showing global direct primary energy consumption from 1800 to 2023, measured in terawatt-hours (TWh). Different energy sources such as coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables are color-coded.\" class=\"wp-image-419565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-35.png?resize=640%2C452&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The fourth is believing that the use of hydrocarbon fuels is going to be abandoned.<\/strong>\u00a0At the recent climate conference in Brazil, a group of countries, including Spain, pushed for the agreement to include a roadmap for abandoning those fuels. They were forced to back down, and hydrocarbon fuels are not even mentioned in the final agreement. Eighty-three governments supported that roadmap, but together they represent only 13.6% of the world\u2019s population. The remaining 86.4% shows no intention of abandoning<strong>\u00a0the source from which the human species obtains 85% of its external energy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"370\" data-attachment-id=\"419567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419567\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?fit=1250%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1250,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?fit=723%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=723%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A bar chart illustrating worldwide primary energy use in 2022 and projections for 2050, showing different energy sources categorized as alternative fuels and fossil fuels, with annotations for various scenarios.\" class=\"wp-image-419567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=1024%2C524&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=768%2C393&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=640%2C328&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?resize=1200%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-36.png?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>It is impossible to believe that such an abandonment will take place<\/strong>\u00a0because, 33 years after the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and 10 years after the Paris Agreement, support among nations for abandoning hydrocarbon fuels has decreased rather than increased.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"710\" data-attachment-id=\"419568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419568\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?fit=1080%2C1060&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1060\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?fit=723%2C710&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=723%2C710&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wind turbines in a field with text overlay warning that they will not produce enough energy to offset their manufacturing and installation costs.\" class=\"wp-image-419568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=1024%2C1005&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=768%2C754&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=640%2C628&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The fifth is believing that a reduction in global CO\u2082 emissions will occur.<\/strong>\u00a0These emissions are<strong>\u00a0linked to human development and population growth<\/strong>. Many regions of the planet remain underdeveloped, and the world\u2019s population will continue to grow in the coming decades.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"558\" data-attachment-id=\"419569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419569\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?fit=3300%2C2550&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3300,2550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?fit=723%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=723%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph displaying four metrics: CO2 emissions, life expectancy, GDP per person, and population over time, with increasing trends noticeable around the year 2000.\" class=\"wp-image-419569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=1536%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=2048%2C1583&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=640%2C495&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?resize=1200%2C927&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-38.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Since the first climate conference<\/strong>&nbsp;in Berlin in 1995, where strict emission-reduction commitments were adopted \u2014 but only for \u201cdeveloped\u201d nations \u2014&nbsp;<strong>global CO\u2082 emissions have increased by 70%.<\/strong>&nbsp;These 30 years should be enough to convince anyone that they are not going to stop rising.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>The Fantasy<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"511\" data-attachment-id=\"419572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?fit=6000%2C4242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?fit=723%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=723%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graph depicting emission pathways towards the Paris Agreement, showing historical CO2 emissions and future targets for limiting temperature increase.\" class=\"wp-image-419572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=1536%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=2048%2C1448&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=640%2C452&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?resize=1200%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-39.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The sixth is believing that energy can be decarbonized.<\/strong>\u00a0Only 23% of the EU\u2019s final energy consumption is electricity, and only 70% of that electricity comes from carbon-free sources. One third of it comes from nuclear energy, which Spain rejects and which was installed in the last century. So far this century, the EU has managed to decarbonize less than 10% of the energy it uses. Most of the planet is not even trying.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"511\" data-attachment-id=\"419573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419573\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?fit=1500%2C1060&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1060\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?fit=723%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=723%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Infographic showing electricity generation by source, with a circular chart depicting the percentage contributions: 38.1% coal, 23.1% natural gas, 15.8% hydro, 10.2% nuclear, 9.9% renewables and waste, and 2.9% oil.\" class=\"wp-image-419573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=640%2C452&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?resize=1200%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-40.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These six things are impossible to believe, but if we<strong>&nbsp;refuse to believe even just one of them, the entire climate and energy strategy<\/strong>&nbsp;of the European Union and the Spanish government is revealed as&nbsp;<strong>a tragic farce.<\/strong>&nbsp;Based on these impossibilities, our national and European governments have committed themselves to a transition whose&nbsp;<strong>consequences we are already suffering:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2666\u00a0more expensive energy,<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0declining industrial production and competitiveness,<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0increased risk to the power grid,<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0environmental policies with tragic consequences,<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0greater indebtedness, and, ultimately,<\/em><br><em>\u2666\u00a0an accelerated decline of Europe relative to the rest of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"632\" data-attachment-id=\"419576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=419576\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-42.png?fit=422%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"422,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-42.png?fit=422%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-42.png?resize=422%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A wooden door with a glass panel displaying the text 'Bureau Of Imaginary Problems Climate Change Division' in bold, black lettering.\" class=\"wp-image-419576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-42.png?w=422&amp;ssl=1 422w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-42.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here is a summary of the six impossible things he lists (translated and paraphrased from the original Spanish article):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Believe that climate change is an emergency<br>Despite decades of warnings, extreme weather events and climate-related impacts have not worsened as predicted. Data shows no clear upward trend in disasters or deaths when adjusted for population and exposure.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Believe that renewable energies (wind and solar) are cheaper than fossil fuels<br>Intermittent renewables require massive backups, grid reinforcements, and subsidies, making the overall system costlier. True levelized costs, including reliability, favor dispatchable sources.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Believe that electric vehicles are more environmentally friendly<br>Accounting for mining, battery production, electricity generation (often coal-based in many grids), and disposal, EVs have a higher lifecycle environmental footprint than efficient internal combustion engines in many cases.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Believe that hydrocarbon fuels will be abandoned<br>Despite 33 years since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and 10 years since the Paris Agreement, global support for phasing out oil, gas, and coal has decreased, not increased. Demand continues to rise, especially in developing nations.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Believe that the energy transition will reduce energy poverty<br>Policies driving up energy prices (via subsidies for renewables and restrictions on fossils) are exacerbating energy poverty in Europe, forcing households to choose between heating and eating.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Believe that these policies will significantly affect the climate<br>Even if fully implemented, unilateral actions by Europe and Spain would have negligible impact on global temperatures, as emissions growth is driven by Asia and developing countries. The effect is symbolically tiny compared to natural variability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vin\u00f3s concludes that these &#8220;impossible&#8221; beliefs underpin costly policies that deliver little climatic benefit while imposing economic and social harm. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He advocates for realistic, evidence-based approaches over alarmism and ideological transitions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This piece aligns with Vin\u00f3s&#8217;s broader skeptical stance on mainstream climate orthodoxy, emphasizing natural variability (e.g., solar influences, meridional heat transport) over CO\u2082 dominance. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>His views are popular in realist\/skeptic circles but controversial in consensus climate science.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Javier Vin\u00f3s, a Spanish scientist (PhD in molecular neurobiology turned independent climate researcher), author of books like Climate of the Past, Present and Future and Solving the Climate Puzzle, and president of the Asociaci\u00f3n de Realistas Clim\u00e1ticos, published an opinion piece titled &#8220;Seis cosas imposibles de creer&#8221; (Six Impossible Things to Believe) on December 23, 2025, in Libertad Digital. 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