• 9:24 - 15:40
Dr. Jacob Nordangard | Philanthrocapitalism, Recent UN Policy Briefs, & The Digital World Brain
Academic Gatekeeping, Climate Science as Religion
A researcher describes facing significant professional friction in 2008 after presenting a paper titled Thoughts Lead Into Action, which traced the oil interests behind the climate agenda. Academic supervisors at the Climate Policy Center in Norrköping discouraged the research, citing its potential to jeopardize funding tied to the established climate narrative. The experience characterizes modern climate science as a dogmatic belief system rather than a neutral field of inquiry.