He is married to Samantha Power, head of USAID during Biden administration. Lots of political fresh airing going on right now and that creates tension in the family. Maybe.
Thank you for pointing out the absence of consideration of benefits when calculating the “Social Cost of Carbon”. I’m afraid it’s even worse than you say.
First of all, climate is a construct, a statistical convenience used to describe how weather patterns change over time, and change they certainly do! We can look back in time and see evidence of these changes, even before humans exerted any discernible influence. Unfortunately, understanding these changes is exceedingly difficult and the science in this regard is immature.
To simplify, perhaps overly so, assume the net of all changes “C” is the result of human “H” and natural “N” influences( C = H + N). We have an equation with two unknowns. We don’t know with any certainty how the weather patterns would change if there were no humans, and the disagreement about human influences is obvious especially when the most important influences are usually ignored (changes in land use and topography among others).
As some of us learned in introductory algebra, two unknowns require two equations to solve.
We don’t even know if the human influences on weather patterns is a net positive or negative because we don’t know how these patterns would be changing without humans. What if the Holocene were nearing its end? If we knew that we’d probably be trying to add more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as rapidly as possible, or we’d all be moving as far south of the Ohio River as possible.
I wonder if Professor Sunstein would like to start by A. giving up 3/4 of his own wealth to an African nation and B. giving up the carbon life style of say central heat/air/transportation et al...maybe he should start by never flying anywhere again in his life time...I won't hold my breath!!
First - anyone that believes, let alone has written a book, about man’s activities controlling the climate is an idiot - or as Lenin said - a useful idiot
A reminder. Cass Sunstein is also Mr Samantha Power - the lady whose wealth mysteriously increased from $6M to $30M while she was in charge of USAID recently
I'm sure her wealth increase was purely due to Mr Sunstein's impeccable investments in renewable energy, right?
I have blocked Steven Hayward too. But that guy keeps getting through. He is like the Energizer Bunny, worming his way into my life. And, I am grateful for it. As for Cass, he doesn’t do learning well. His world is set and he needs to circle the wagons and live inside his mind. It is easier to write books constantly if you don’t need to defend your ideas. And books are $$$.
"If you're injuring someone, you should stop—and pay for the damage you've caused. Why, this book asks, does this simple proposition, generally accepted, not apply to climate change?"
I have to ask Cass 2 questions. 1. What damage has climate change done? 2. Who caused it?
He didn’t block you over criticism of his climate lunacy. Mike Benz just explained on Rogan how he and his wife bilked millions from USAID. They are going to be investigated for it and will probably end up in prison.
He is married to Samantha Power, head of USAID during Biden administration. Lots of political fresh airing going on right now and that creates tension in the family. Maybe.
The grift is strong in those two.
That explains a lot, doesn't it?
Sunstein’s wife has inspired him to milk the climate change dividend.
Steve, are you on:
1. The no-cry list
2. The no-sigh list
3. The no "why?" list
Thank you for pointing out the absence of consideration of benefits when calculating the “Social Cost of Carbon”. I’m afraid it’s even worse than you say.
First of all, climate is a construct, a statistical convenience used to describe how weather patterns change over time, and change they certainly do! We can look back in time and see evidence of these changes, even before humans exerted any discernible influence. Unfortunately, understanding these changes is exceedingly difficult and the science in this regard is immature.
To simplify, perhaps overly so, assume the net of all changes “C” is the result of human “H” and natural “N” influences( C = H + N). We have an equation with two unknowns. We don’t know with any certainty how the weather patterns would change if there were no humans, and the disagreement about human influences is obvious especially when the most important influences are usually ignored (changes in land use and topography among others).
As some of us learned in introductory algebra, two unknowns require two equations to solve.
We don’t even know if the human influences on weather patterns is a net positive or negative because we don’t know how these patterns would be changing without humans. What if the Holocene were nearing its end? If we knew that we’d probably be trying to add more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as rapidly as possible, or we’d all be moving as far south of the Ohio River as possible.
Funny thing about the end of the Holocene, Florida would be twice as big. Come on down or over.
The greatest minds can tell the greatest lies and even believe them.
I wonder if Professor Sunstein would like to start by A. giving up 3/4 of his own wealth to an African nation and B. giving up the carbon life style of say central heat/air/transportation et al...maybe he should start by never flying anywhere again in his life time...I won't hold my breath!!
First - anyone that believes, let alone has written a book, about man’s activities controlling the climate is an idiot - or as Lenin said - a useful idiot
I have nothing against Danes. In fact, some of my best friends are from Denmark. I am, however, from the Netherlands.
Sometimes our 'friends' on the left have a hard time getting over themselves.
A reminder. Cass Sunstein is also Mr Samantha Power - the lady whose wealth mysteriously increased from $6M to $30M while she was in charge of USAID recently
I'm sure her wealth increase was purely due to Mr Sunstein's impeccable investments in renewable energy, right?
I have blocked Steven Hayward too. But that guy keeps getting through. He is like the Energizer Bunny, worming his way into my life. And, I am grateful for it. As for Cass, he doesn’t do learning well. His world is set and he needs to circle the wagons and live inside his mind. It is easier to write books constantly if you don’t need to defend your ideas. And books are $$$.
Thanks SO much for thw marvelous Douglass' oration yesterday.
"If you're injuring someone, you should stop—and pay for the damage you've caused. Why, this book asks, does this simple proposition, generally accepted, not apply to climate change?"
I have to ask Cass 2 questions. 1. What damage has climate change done? 2. Who caused it?
He didn’t block you over criticism of his climate lunacy. Mike Benz just explained on Rogan how he and his wife bilked millions from USAID. They are going to be investigated for it and will probably end up in prison.
Do you have a Link? Thanks.
Send a note to his wife Samantha Power. She’s a sweetheart and not very busy right now.
All the variations of Sodial Justice are marxist critical theory doubletalk. Orwellian Newspeak.
Don't take the blocking personally; it is merely injust social justice in action. You were blocked by default as unworthy of access to the annointed.
Get a bluesky account if you really want to hear the whining. Wear golashes.