Extreme Weather Shouldn’t Be a Political Football

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Dispatch Energy, a regular dive into the politics, policy, and innovation shaping America’s energy future, featuring a roster of subject-matter experts including Alex Trembath, Philip Rossetti, Lynne Kiesling, Rory Johnston, and Roger Pielke Jr. Welcome to Dispatch Energy! Anytime there is an extreme weather event, journalists, climate policy advocates (both for and against policies to accelerate decarbonization), and politicians are quick to make claims about whether the event that just happened is an indication that extreme weather events are getting worse, or not. Roger Pielke Jr. is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on science and technology policy, the politicization of science, government science advice, and energy and climate. Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters. More From Dispatch Energy Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters.