A climate activist claiming to be a scientist was humiliated in a viral campus debate this week. The confrontation exposed shocking gaps in basic science knowledge from someone pushing radical environmental policies.

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk schooled the activist on carbon dioxide’s role in supporting life on Earth. When challenged to explain CO2’s properties, the activist couldn’t describe how this natural compound fuels plant growth and sustains ecosystems. Kirk highlighted how climate alarmists ignore science to push fear.

The activist repeatedly blamed fossil fuels for “destroying the planet” but couldn’t explain solar flares or Earth’s natural climate cycles. Kirk dismantled claims that human activity solely drives temperature shifts, pointing to centuries of planetary changes before industrialization.

Tensions flared as the activist accused Kirk of “abusing fossil fuels.” He fired back, asking if they’d ever lived without modern energy’s benefits. The activist had no answer for how green policies would cripple hospitals, farms, and transportation systems reliant on oil and gas.

This meltdown proves radical environmentalists care more about control than facts. They want to bankrupt small businesses with carbon taxes while China and India keep polluting. Their “solutions” would leave working families freezing in the dark.

Real science thrives on debate, not dogma. Kirk dared ask questions the left avoids: How much warming comes from human activity? Why silence critics? Why trust models that failed to predict cooling trends?

Americans see through this climate hysteria. We’ve cut emissions through innovation, not UN mandates. Let’s celebrate oil drillers and miners who power our nation, not self-righteous campus activists ignorant of basic chemistry.

This debate shows common sense beating climate cultism. As Kirk said, humility leads to truth—something the left forgot while pushing their doomsday agenda.