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Environmentalists are living in a clown world

Danielle Butcher writes in The Washington Examiner that environmentalists are living in a clown world.

The C3 Take
  • Politico Europe recently named Vladimir Putin an environmental champion because his war on Ukraine has “sped up Europe’s green revolution.”
  • Putin’s war has had real impacts such as casualties, forced migration, and economic turmoil.
  • Environmentalism at the expense of people hamstrings meaningful climate progress.
  • Making a lasting positive impact will require solutions rooted in economic freedom that accelerate prosperity, lower prices, and drive innovation.

“To address climate change, we need a rational, realistic approach that prioritizes both people and planet, one that recognizes the human life inhabiting our world is what makes it special and worth protecting. We need an all-hands-on-deck approach that values action over rhetoric. We need a climate commitment .

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