New York Times Publishes Story Admitting Climate Doomsday Predictions May Have Been Overblown
The New York Times has acknowledged that its previous doomsday climate predictions may have been exaggerated. The publication specifically addressed the discrediting of the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 model, which had been a basis for many alarmist headlines. Critics have long argued that the model relied on unrealistic assumptions about coal consumption and was implausible from the start.
- ▪The New York Times published an article admitting that its extreme global warming predictions were overblown.
- ▪The article discussed the retirement of the RCP 8.5 climate model, which had been used for over a decade.
- ▪The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that RCP 8.5 and similar models are now considered implausible.
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Energy New York Times Publishes Story Admitting Climate Doomsday Predictions May Have Been Overblown (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images) Benjamin Roberts Associate Editor May 27, 2026 11:27 AM ET May 27, 2026 11:27 AM ET Benjamin Roberts Associate Editor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); The New York Times on Tuesday acknowledged the rollback of an extreme global warming scenario it previously used as headline fodder.
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