There’s one climate narrative we need to debunk

This is the Theme of the Week edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a digest of our top commentary published every Sunday. Follow us on Instag [Bloomberg]( This is the Theme of the Week edition of [Bloomberg Opinion Today](, a digest of our top commentary published every Sunday. Follow us on [Instagram](, [TikTok](, [X](, [Threads]( and [Facebook](. [No, Climate Scientists Aren’t Being Forced to Exaggerate]( — Mark Gongloff It reads like a climate denier’s dream come true: A prestigious climate scientist publicly confesses he fudged research in order to get published. That’s basically how excited headlines in right-wing media have portrayed scientist Patrick Brown’s [claim]( this week that he oversold the influence of climate change on wildfire risks in order to get a paper published recently in the prestigious journal Nature. But the real story isn’t quite that simple. At the top of his would-be mea culpa, Brown links to a [column I wrote]( about last month’s Maui wildfires, citing it as an example of how the media contributes to a narrative that such conflagrations are “mostly the result of climate change.” While I appreciate the link, I must point out that nowhere in my column do I argue climate change was the primary cause of the Maui fires. A host of other factors contributed to the Maui disaster, from questionable land management to human error. Read the [whole thing](. More Climate Reading: - [Maui’s Wildfire Disaster Demands a National Reckoning]( — Bloomberg’s editorial board - [Burning Man 2023 Is a Climate-Crisis Parable]( — Lara Williams - [Triple Threat to Texas Power Grid Will Keep It Vulnerable]( — Liam Denning - [Modi’s Climate Ambitions for India Are Slipping]( — David Fickling What We’re Watching Most workers lack the resources to invest enough in the stock market. But the US government has plenty of both. Just 37% of people in a recent survey said they believe they are “very likely” to reach their retirement goals, down from 47% a year ago. With limited time and money, amassing the average savings target of $1.8 million is a nearly impossible feat. If the US government gave every baby $10,000 to invest in the stock market, everyone would have enough for retirement. Bloomberg columnist Nir Kaissar breaks down [how to fix the retirement crisis](. Follow Us You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Opinion Today newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, [sign up here]( to get it in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( [Bloomberg.com]( [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 [Ads Powered By Liveintent]( [Ad Choices](