The truth is that neither climate economists nor leftist activists is a barrier to solving climate change; they are both simply much less helpful than they could be.
The barrier is the fossil fuel industry and its political and lobbying clout.
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The barrier is the fossil fuel industry and its political and lobbying clout.
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My post was not claiming that climate economics has hindered the fight against climate change; merely that it hasn't helped very much yet.
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The fossil fuel industry was, is, and will continue to be the force preventing action on climate change. Its political hold on the GOP and key Democrats is vastly disproportionate to its economic importance, and countering that political power is key to taking action.
Neither economists with their try-to-please-everyone tax proposals nor leftist activists with their constant screeching have come up with a successful way to overcome the political power of the fossil fuel industry.
And until someone does, we will continue to drag our heels.
And until someone does, we will continue to drag our heels.
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