The High Cost of Green

Opponents of free debate are celebrating. Last week, under pressure from some climate-change activists, the University of Western Australia canceled its contract to host a planned research center, Australia Consensus, intended to apply economic cost-benefit analysis to development projects—giving policy makers a tool to ensure their aid budgets are spent wisely.

Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank: Harris Stops Talking About Climate Change

As the high costs of green policies hit, it’s becoming a lose-lose issue for politicians of the left.