The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 379 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction." Also, the UN convened a conference on biodiversity a few weeks ago where world leaders agreed to a bunch of principles which could have major implications.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

NYT - Live Updates: McCarthy Loses 4th Vote for Speaker

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote

60 MINUTES – POPULATION DOOMSDAY

Reason - 60 Minutes Promotes Paul Ehrlich's Failed Doomsaying One More Time

https://reason.com/2023/01/03/60-minutes-promotes-paul-ehrlichs-failed-doomsaying-one-more-time/

National Review - Population-Bombers Are Going Extinct

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/population-bombers-are-going-extinct/

CBS News - Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-mass-extinction-60-minutes-2023-01-01/

2022 UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE

NPR - Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144065910/a-u-n-pact-finds-agreement-to-save-nature-seen-as-vital-for-biodiversity

CNN - More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html

CBD - COP15: Nations Adopt Four Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement

https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022