Prominent climate skeptics frame global warming as net beneficial

Evidence

Myron Ebell (2006), one of the most prominent critics of climate science, extols the benefits of global warming. He argues that it makes life more pleasant for people in northern regions. Moreover, he claims, cold spells kill more people than do heat waves. For him, therefore, a bit of global warming not only saves lives but also makes life more pleasant. As he explains it somewhat self-centeredly, “Given our obvious preference for living in warmer climates as long as we have air-conditioning, I doubt that we’re going to go on the energy diet that the global warming doomsters urge us to undertake.” — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2788

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