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Published by Project Syndicate
2013-11-14 Today’s policies to combat climate change cost much more than the benefits they produce. Unfortunately, bad political choices often make these policies even less cost-effective. Consider the European Union’s 20-20 policy, which targets a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions below 1990 levels by 2020. It is important to examine this approach, not only because the EU is pursuing the world’s largest and most ambitious climate policy, but also because other climate policies suffer from similar shortcomings. (...)
Published by Oxford Prospect
By Nicholas Newman, Oxford Prospect. Increasingly, we are hearing the term that something must be done to solve the world’s almost never-ending ending crises. The media is full of pressing appeals that every problem is urgent and must be tackled immediately, with often little regard to the economic and social costs involved. Unfortunately, for policy makers, the real world of geopolitics and budgetary issues forces politicians to prioritise decisions. Often such policy decisions will be both tough to make and politically unpopular with the public at large.
Published by CBN
'Cool It' Movie Offers Global Warming Alternative By Paul Strand CBN News Washington Sr. Correspondent Self-proclaimed "skeptical environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg says there's way too much panic over global warming. In his new documentary, "Cool It," Lomborg offers alternative ways to protecting the environment without overreacting -- and overspending.