Economics and Policy

Economics and Policy

Climate Refugees

The asserted causes of so-called “climate refugees”— increasing crop failures, catastrophic weather events, and islands lost to rising seas— have not materialized.

Economics and Policy

Energy Subsidies

Climate activists often assert that fossil-fuel companies benefit from massive federal subsidies, so to level the playing field, wind and solar subsidies are necessary.

Economics and Policy

Carbon Dioxide Taxes

Although carbon dioxide taxes have often been touted as “revenue neutral,” the purpose of a carbon dioxide tax is to make conventional energy so expensive that people will be coerced into buying wind and solar power, which is already very expensive.