The Idea that Action Against Climate Change will ‘Destroy the Economy’ Couldn’t be more Wrong – The Washington Post
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Article Synopsis – The argument that economies would collapse if we were to fight global warming is utterly false and defies logic. The politicians making this claim are “conflating human welfare with GDP and then defining anything that might lower GDP as a destroyer. They couldn’t be more wrong”. Both carbon taxes and carbon production regulation, which could help us reach target emissions levels, are completely consistent with standard economics. To read the actual article click here.