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Heard the one about the BCA economist…?

‘Net zero’ modelling is a joke

23 October 2021

9:00 AM

23 October 2021

9:00 AM

It’s an oldie but a goody: What’s the purpose of economic modelling? To make astrology look good. Of course, the same can be said of epidemiological and climate modelling. They all fit the same mould of assumption-driven, garbage in, garbage out.

In very many cases, the tail clearly wags the dog.

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