World’s Elite Using ‘Climate Policy’ To Sustain Economic Growth. It’s Failing Everywhere
by Bjorn Lomborg
Starting in the 1990s, at the end of the Cold War, climate change became a fixation for rich-country politicians and elites. [emphasis, links added]
There was relative peace and trust across the world, broad economic growth, and swift progress being made against poverty.
In the capitals of Europe in particular, it felt like most of the planet’s big problems were fixed, so climate change was the final frontier.
These proponents of climate action advocated with relish the goal of ending reliance on the very fossil fuels that had powered two centuries of astonishing growth.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/worlds-elite-using-climate-policy-to-sustain-economic-growth-its-failing-everywhere/
