The entire piece is worth a read. Several other pieces, including our own, have similarly argued that doomist attitudes not only fail to follow the science but can often be very counterproductive.
Author: Nick Loris
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COPtimism! 3 Reasons to be Hopeful During COP26
Over the next two weeks journalists, delegates and pundits will provide many narratives of catastrophe, failure and disappointment. Instead, we should approach the challenge of mitigating the risks of climate change with urgency and optimism and with policy solutions that empower climate entrepreneurs.
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A History Lesson on COP Can Inform Future Progress
To mitigate the risks of climate change and better adapt to a changing climate, delegates at COP26 would be wise to embrace free enterprise solutions.
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Investing in America’s Forests is Key to Improving Environmental Health
The America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act includes many practical measures to protect America’s forests, create collaborative efforts with local governments and the private sector and provide research programs to better understand the economic, environmental and climate impacts of better forest and rangeland management.
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Eliminating Agricultural Subsidies is Good for People and the Planet
Agricultural subsidies stifle innovation, distort markets and have negative environmental impacts.
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Climate Entrepreneurship is Essential to Addressing Climate Change
The role for public policymakers is make it easier for entrepreneurs and investors to do what they do best: innovate, raise levels of prosperity and contribute to solutions that are good for the planet.
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Investments in Resilient Infrastructure Will Protect Against Extreme Weather
The immediate focus should be to help those communities in need. Policymakers must implement reforms today that will pave the way for tomorrow’s resilient infrastructure.
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Prioritize Forest Management to Reduce Wildfire Risk
We cannot ignore the current and future impact of climate change on wildfires and other extreme weather events. But focusing solely on climate change misses the forest for the trees. If we ignore forest management and restoration, we’ll have far fewer of them.
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On Addressing Climate Risk and Uncertainty
Jonathan Adler has an insightful piece in The Bulwark arguing that conservatives need to engage in the climate policy debate. Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University, correctly cuts to the chase of what the mainstream body of climate literature says: anthropogenic warming is unequivocally real and poses a risk to our planet. Just...
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Accelerates Energy R&D, Conservation, and Regulatory Reform
The bill takes important steps forward on energy research, development and demonstration, environmental conservation and remediation and improving several regulatory processes.
