Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday dismissed concerns of the Earth being rendered unlivable soon owing to climate change, saying that climate predictions are too “pessimistic” and “bound to backfire.”
What Happened: “Extreme environmentalists can't say ridiculous things like the world is doomed in 5 years, because 5 years goes by, the world is ok and they lose credibility,” Musk said in a post on social media platform X.
The billionaire further added that the world will be “fine” if the world transitions to “primarily sustainable energy consumption (electric transport and heating) and production (mostly solar and fission)” in 20 years or so.
Musk's opinions on the environment, climate change, and plastic have spurred criticism in the past.
Musk Believes There Is Still Time: In June, Musk said that climate change risk is “overstated in the near term” but “probably accurate in the long term.”
A few weeks later, Musk said in response to an X user that the return of plastic straws in Californian restaurants would be a sign of the end of "wokeness." The billionaire entrepreneur elaborated on his take on plastic bags and straws in August last year, saying there is no "good reason" for banning them in any country if trash is not dumped in the water.
Tesla, however, is the world’s largest battery electric vehicle seller in the world. In the three months ended September alone, the company delivered 462,890 BEVs around the globe.
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