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mtm wrote: Basing public policy on such young science is ignorant and foolish at best, and deviously opportunistic at worst.
The science suggests we have a problem, and each iteration of the IPCC report states the problem with more certainty. Your comment indicates that you think it is better to do nothing than to act on what we know, however imperfectly.
Public policy has to be based on the best available science. The actions being promoted now, including by conservatives who understand the science, are far from draconian.
Inaction, however, may well lead to the point that only draconian action can solve a problem that we let get out of control.
Use the best science to make policies that are flexible so we can respond to economic, political, and scientific realities.
And keep studying the situation so we understand it as well as possible.
Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)