G'day,
Another useless thread that is NOT science.
Economic analysis of what might happen is a bit like saying that a third world war will cost 3% of annual world economic input. It may be accurate in the sense that the economic theories support it but it demonstrates nothing to do with science. This is one thread that should not even be in this section of the forum.
Economics arguments about what might happen with global warming are about as much to do with the science of climate change as the horoscope page of your local paper.
Worse, this is a news story about what a government report, commissioned to see what economic impacts global warming might have, that has not even been released. It is just speculation about what it is expected to say. That really is pushing the boundaries between science stories and news.
I would suggest this post be continued in the "Not Quite Science" area and if we want any real discussion on global warming at all to occur here, that further posts not be added to this thread.
Richard
