Conservatives should change how they think about global warming. I did | Jerry Taylor

The uncertainty of climate change is an argument for - not against - decarbonizing the economy as quickly as possibleFor 23 years, I worked at a libertarian thinktank, arguing against climate action. But my views have changed. I now embrace decarbonization. Why? For one thing, I've come to better understand risk management.The raucous political debate with denialists aside, the real debate in climate science is about how much warming we'll have to face, how abrupt it might be, how quickly we can adjust, how much severe weather we'll experience, and how likely it is that various low-probability, high-impact climate events will come to pass. Continue reading...