Scientists Quietly Reverse Climate Doomsday Prediction Beloved By Corporate Media
Climate scientists have recently discarded the RCP 8.5 model, which predicted extreme global warming, after its forecasts failed to materialize for over a decade. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) now considers such predictions implausible due to changing environmental policies. Many media outlets had previously relied on RCP 8.5 for sensationalist climate headlines, but have not reported on its withdrawal.
- ▪The IPCC found that RCP 8.5 and similar temperature trajectories are no longer plausible.
- ▪Numerous media outlets used RCP 8.5 to justify alarming headlines about climate change.
- ▪The new projection estimates a three-degree increase in global temperature by 2100, down from RCP 8.5's estimated 4.8 degrees.
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Energy Scientists Quietly Reverse Climate Doomsday Prediction Beloved By Corporate Media (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) Benjamin Roberts Associate Editor May 19, 2026 4:38 PM ET May 19, 2026 4:38 PM 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 }); Climate scientists discarded an extreme global warming model frequently cited by news outlets in April after its predictions failed to materialize for over a decade.
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