There is also the constant conflating of climate policy with climate science in order to make subjective and ideological policy choices seem as if the science dictates those choices. But science informs policy, it does not provide objective answers to policy questions. However, those who disagree with the climate policy choices favored by extremists are labeled with offensive terms like deniers.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute rejects climate policies that assume Americans and humans all over the world must sacrifice their quality of living, be guilted into radical life changes, and give up on improving their standard of living in the name of fighting climate change. Even if the United States no longer existed, there would be little to no meaningful impact on global temperatures. Therefore, the myriad of extreme policies are all costs and no gain.
Using the force of government to impose policies that severely hurt humans today, especially the poor, without any meaningful benefits is not just foolish but indefensible. And when such policies are advanced, the proponents of those policies should always be expected to explain how their policy choices would meaningfully affect global temperatures. When they are unable to provide answers, which will be the case, their policy choices should be quickly dismissed.
The best way to deal with any genuine climate concerns is to remove government obstacles that hinder innovation, reduce wealth, and undermine prosperity and opportunity. Economic liberty benefits Americans generally, and at the same time, it is also the world’s best climate policy. After all, the wealthiest and most prosperous nations are far more likely to develop solutions to such problems than other nations.
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Kyoto Compromise Still Not Good for U.S., World
Washington, DC, July 23, 2001—An 11th-hour compromise on how to address climate change reached among 178 countries in Bonn, Germany is a major…
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Climate Treaty Valiantly Holding on In Its Struggle to Remain Dead
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Student Protesters Raise Eyebrows, Instead of Piercing Them
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Climate Talks Open Amid Uncertainty
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Those concerned that the Bush administration might have miscued on Kyoto will be reassured by a careful reading of the new boo Smith…
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U.S. Prepares For World Climate Controversy – Bonn, Germany – July 16-24
Washington, DC, July 13, 2001 — The upcoming UN global warming negotiations in Bonn, Germany will be a vital test of United States…
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Vol. V, No. 14
Politics Uncertainty Abounds Before Bonn As negotiations resume in Bonn next week, it is not clear what will become of…
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Warming Diplomacy…At What Cost?
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Vol. V, No. 13
Politics Informal Talks Hit Early Snags Informal talks are being held this week in the Hague in preparation for the resumption…
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Vol. V, No. 12
Politics<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Bush Reaffirms Opposition to Kyoto, Proposes Alternatives President George…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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CEI Praises President Bush’s Commitment To Science on Global Warming
Washington, DC, June 11, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes President Bush’s recognition that a great deal of scientific uncertainty remains over questions surrounding…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
Washington, DC, June 7, 2001— The National Academy of Sciences report, released today, has already been characterized as offering further confirmation of…
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Despite the Hype, NAS Report Confirms Uncertainties in Global Warming Science
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Vol. V, No. 11
Bush May Propose Kyoto-lite While the Kyoto Protocol looks dead at the moment, it might be…
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Global Warming Games: Big Business Schemes with Environmentalists
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Washington, DC, May 17, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute commends the Bush administration’s energy plan announced today for emphasizing the need for plentiful,…
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Vol. V, No. 10
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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is coming under heavy criticism from various directions From the May 2001…
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Bush Administration Seeks Advice The New York Times reported on April 28 that the White House has held a number of high-level briefings on…
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Washington, DC, April 26, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute today released grades for President Bush’s first 100 days of environmental policy. Many of…
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Global Warming’s Budget Blues President George W. Bush’s proposed federal budget for FY2002 begins to…
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Further Fallout from Kyoto Decision Criticism continues to fly at the United States from the European…
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CEI Applauds End of US Support for Kyoto Protocol
Washington, D.C., March 27, 2001 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute welcomes Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman's…
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Bush Decides Against Regulating CO2 President George W. Bush announced on March 13 that his administration…
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Named “Villain of the Month”
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2001—In recognition of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Cooler Heads Coalition’s efforts to help prevent the regulation of carbon dioxide…
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Washington, D.C., March 14, 2001—The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market public policy group, is praising President Bush for his decision not to…
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Washington, D.C., March 9, 2001—Senior Bush Administration officials are pushing regulatory energy policies that will cost Americans more than they will gain in…
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Vol. V, No. 5
The wrongheaded policies of the Clinton-Gore Administration have found new and perhaps more vigorous life within the Bush Administration. Recently, senior officials have made several…
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United Nations Perverts Science for Political Advantage
Washington, D.C., March 7, 2001 – The release this week of the United Nations’ latest summary reports on global warming have many of the scientists…
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Leading Climate Scientist Disputes Global Warming Theories
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2001 – In a briefing before congressional staff, members of the press and scientists, Professor Richard S. Lindzen of the Massachusetts…
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To great fanfare, on January 20 the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approved and released the “Summary for Policymakers” of…
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New Global Warming Report Just Political Spin
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Umbrella Group to Hold Secret Meeting in Sunny New Zealand The Japan Times (December 29, 2000)…
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