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Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act (view source)
Revision as of 23:46, June 12, 2008
, 23:46, June 12, 2008restore Patrick Michaels quote - he is not merely "opposed" but gives reasons for his opposition
Critics of the bill believe it would increase government bureaucracy needlessly, since it contains provisions for four additional government entities to administer the bill's intent, and that the law would not effectively address the issue of climate change. Patrick Michaels of the [[Cato Institute]] has said that the bill is "going to cost trillions and do nothing measurable about [[climate change]] in the foreseeable future."<ref name=pmtrill> [http://www.cato.org/pressroom.php?display=ncomments&id=34 Cato Scholar Comments on Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act] - May 30, 2008 - [[Patrick J. Michaels]], senior fellow in environmental studies</ref>
Critics of the bill believe it would increase government bureaucracy needlessly, since it contains provisions for four additional government entities to administer the bill's intent, and that the law would not effectively address the issue of climate change. Patrick Michaels of the [[Cato Institute]] has said that the bill is "going to cost trillions and do nothing measurable about [[climate change]] in the foreseeable future."<ref name=pmtrill> [http://www.cato.org/pressroom.php?display=ncomments&id=34 Cato Scholar Comments on Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act] - May 30, 2008 - [[Patrick J. Michaels]], senior fellow in environmental studies</ref>
[[Patrick Michaels]] wrote:
* So, what do you get for your trillions? Climatically, nothing. Assume that all the nations of the world fulfill their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol (they won't!), which reduces global emissions about 5% below 1990 levels. That results in a "savings" of global warming of 0.07 degrees Celsius by 2050—an amount too small to measure, as global temperatures vary on their own about twice that much from year-to-year.
*Now add in Lieberman-Warner. Say the U.S. actually does what the law says, though no one knows how to. The result is an additional 0.013 degrees (C) of "prevented" warming.<ref name=pmtrill/>