Is the climate changing? Yes. Is mankind contributing to the change in climate? Yes. Should major national policy respond to this change? No!
Climate changes continuously, both warming and cooling. There is nothing new in this and probably nothing to get excited about. Man inevitably modifies the climate. The only questions are by how much and in which way. Historically, man has modified the landscape sufficiently as to make a noticeable impact on the climate. The essential question we must address is, how much are we, today, impacting the climate, and is that impact harmful?
The answer is we don't know! My suspicion is that we have had only a modest, and probably benign, influence.
Given that we don't know, it is seriously bad policy to imperil our future in an attempt to control the climate. It also smacks of hubris to believe we have that much control over Mother Nature."
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