Why has climate economics failed us?
The economy is one of the driving forces on this planet. So one would think economists have a thing or two to contribute to solving arguably the biggest issue before us. Yet, Bloomberg columnist Noah Smith argues how «climate economics has almost completely failed to be useful to the national policy discourse». A good read. Also, more opinion pieces should include the phrase «That’s obviously bananapants.»
From Weekly Filet #343, in April 2021.
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