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Roger Pielke Jnr has coined "Pielke's Iron Law" . It is : "If there is an iron law of climate policy, it is that when policies focused on economic growth conf
by sien 2y ago
Roger Pielke Jnr has coined "Pielke's Iron Law" .
It is :
"If there is an iron law of climate policy, it is that when policies focused on economic growth confront policies focused on emissions reductions, it is economic growth that will win out every time."
https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-iron-law-of-climate-policy https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-iron-law-of-climate...
It looks like a pretty good rule of thumb.
- 0xdde 2y agoExcept the two are not mutually exclusive, and TFA points out that tax and price incentives tend to be successful. I would take anything from Pielke with a grain of salt. As much as he loves to pay lip service to supporting the most minor climate policies, he notoriously downplays the effects of climate change. But that's just par for the course to be on the AEI payroll, I suppose.
- ProxCoques 2y agoI have a theory called "marginal cost pricing" that will blow his mind.