CLIMATE ALARMISM OR LUKEWARMING? HOW SO-CALLED AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES SHOULD THINK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

摘要

IN THIS ESSAY WE ARGUE THAT, BASED ON CURRENT SCIENTIFIC DATA, THE MOST PRUDENTIAL COURSE OF FUTURE ACTIONS THAT AN AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE CAN TAKE, IS ONE THAT ASSUMES WHAT WE CALL CLIMATE CHANGE ALARMISM. IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THIS THESIS, WE FIRST PROVIDE A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE RELEVANT CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE, AS WELL AS GIVE AN ANALYSIS OF THE ALARMIST AND LUKEWARMING DIALECTIC (THE TWO PRIMARY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DATA). WE THEN MOVE TO DEVELOP OUR ENVIRONMENTAL WAGER. FINALLY, FOLLOWING ROGER SCRUTON, WE END THIS WORK BY PROPOSING WHAT SORT OF POLICIES CONSERVATIVES SHOULD ENDORSE GOING FURTHER.