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William Nordhaus is not a “soft denialist.” He’s the economist that has done more to consider the cost and benefits of climate change than anyone else.
by barney54 5y ago
William Nordhaus is not a “soft denialist.” He’s the economist that has done more to consider the cost and benefits of climate change than anyone else.
- orwin 5y ago4°C being the "optimal" change and his damage function ignoring pretty much how balanced system works is not soft denial then. Soft denial is saying "climate change does exist, but its impact on the population will be lower than mesures destined to curb it". I hope his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will hear this speculation.
- UncleMeat 5y ago“Climate change is actually good because of reasons that others highly disagree with” is denialism.