The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the leading body pursuing the idea that #1) - our planet is warming to fast, #2) - it is entirely our fault and #3) - we must do something about it before it is too late. A lead IPCC author, Dr. Richard Tol takes a look at 25 years of "science".
From Michael Bastasch writing at The Daily Caller
IPCC Lead Author: 25 Years Of Failed Global Warming Policies Have Made Us Poorer
Environmental economist Richard Tol wants the world to deal with global warming, but his data shows the past 25 years of climate policies in rich countries have done nothing to fundamentally tackle the issue.
If anything, Tol argues, current and past climate policies have only served to make most people a little poorer while benefiting those in politically favored industries or with connections to powerful politicians.
“Twenty-five years of climate policy has made most of us a little poorer,” Tol told an audience gathered at the libertarian Cato Institute Friday, adding that such policies also made “some of us a little richer” — referring to those getting green energy subsidies and government grants.
In Tol’s view, climate policies have been more about “rewarding allies with rents and subsidies rather than emissions reduction.”
And Dr. Tol is not one of those ungodly "deniers"
Tol is probably the world’s leading environmental economist and a lead author of a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working group, but that hasn’t stopped him from being criticized for his unorthodox opinions.
Tol lashed out against the IPCC last year for exaggerating claims about global warming, by comparing it to an “apocalypse.” The economist also authored articles debunking the “97 percent” consensus claim often touted by environmentalists and politicians.
On the other hand, Tol is no skeptic of man-made global warming. He favors taxing carbon dioxide emissions, but has admitted that global warming could initially result in economic benefits from enhanced plant growth, lower heating costs and fewer deaths from the cold.
The unintended consequences of meddling in other people's affairs where their welfare does not impact your own. You can try anything you want and it will not affect your lifestyle.
Fscking Limousine liberals
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