Other posts have addressed the murky science underneath the claim that burning fossil fuels makes the earth warmer, and the alarmist claims that a warmer world is more dangerous than a colder one. This post takes up the issue that even if rising human CO2 emission were causing dangerous warming, what are the likely consequences of policies to cut down on carbon-based energy. Text below in italics comes from sources listed as links at the end.
This issue arises in the US context because presidential candidates of leftist stripes have pledged to do away with fracking operations and forego the resulting boom in natural gas and tight oil production.
The Narrative
“I will ban fracking—everywhere.”
— Elizabeth Warren
“Any proposal to avert the climate crisis must include a full fracking ban on public and private lands.”
— Bernie Sanders
“I favor a ban on new fracking and a rapid end…
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