Well, they do deal mostly with prescriptive policy things given the global context. Namely, do the "green" policies make sense given that: 1. China will only

Well, they do deal mostly with prescriptive policy things given the global context. Namely, do the "green" policies make sense given that: 1. China will only increase it's total energy and resource consumption 2. And so will India and rest of the developing nations (unless you want them to be relegated to being perpetual backwater shitholes?) All these will result in ever increasing CO2 output and pollution as these and other countries develop and transition. Many "green" products - solar panels, inverters, etc are made in China. And they are gearing up to be a very strong competitor in electric vehicles too. Which will futher increase the trade deficit and directly subsidize the competitors. Most sensible discussions - as far as I can tell - deal with these realpolitik considerations first and foremost.