McClatchy- Tribune News Service
NO: By Amy Ridenour, National Center for Public Policy Research
There was no mention of the man-made global warming theory during the three presidential debates. That’s a good thing because policies enacted to fight global warming hurt people.
Anti-global-warming policies are crafted to raise the price of energy to deter its use. They cause inflation and kill jobs.
All for nothing!
Even anti-global-warming activists admit the policies they fight for won’t have a meaningful impact on global temperatures. Too little, they say.
YES: By Joseph Nevins, professor, Vassar College.
Ignoring it was foolhardy
Plus, relatively wealthy, developed countries like the United States and Britain aren’t the big carbon dioxide emitters of the future. Look to China – already No. 1 – and India for that.
The developing world isn’t going to surrender its chance at prosperity, and we shouldn’t expect it to.
In every society – no exceptions – concern about environmental issues comes only after that society has enough wealth to meet basic needs and earn some luxuries. China and India aren’t going to be exceptions. Their first goal is economic growth.
