Posted on 01/30/2019 8:43:34 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The bulk of the economic burden resulting from climate change in the United States this century will fall on Republican strongholds where politicians have traditionally opposed policies to curb greenhouse gases. And as the impacts mount, they could potentially alter the political dynamics, says an analysis released on 29 January by the Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington DC.
Researchers compared the projected economic impacts of global warming by the end of the century - including changes in mortality, agricultural yields and coastal damage driven by extreme weather and rising seas, for example - to recent voting patterns across the United States.
They found that vast swaths of the Republican-leaning southwest and southeast could see economic losses of 10-28% by the end of the century. Meanwhile, northern regions that include many Democratic-voting states, will experience fewer impacts and could even benefit from some of the results of climate change, including increases in agricultural yields.
All told, 15 of the 16 states with the most to lose economically from global warming voted for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016, according to the analysis. Trump’s administration has worked aggressively to dismantle climate regulations put in place under former President Barack Obama.
The US states at most risk are part of a “barricade” that opposes action to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, says co-author David Victor, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego. “The politics are flipped upside down,” Victor says.
Victor says what’s needed is more scientific evidence that connects the dots between global warming and local costs to taxpayers.
“That’s what makes it all palpable,” he says. “Once you understand the local costs - that tells you what the public needs to do.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nature.com ...
You actually got the ball to go into the Clown’s mouth?! One percenter!
If it’s climate then how does it pick out just republican areas to devastate? Shouldn’t climate be global? I thought when things were local it was just weather. Shouldn’t it hit everyone equally regardless of voting pattern? What about the children who live in republican strongholds through no fault of their own? Do we need a new climate dreamers act? I’m so confused. All I know is it’s -9 right now with -35 wind chills and 4+ inches of global warming on the way.
If this article were correct, you would think the Dems would favor more global warming. After all, they want to eliminate all of us troublesome free thinkers anyway, this would help them with their population replacement strategy.
New scare tactic! Instead of “women and children hardest hit,” it’s now going to be “Republicans Rednecks hardest hit!”
I think it is humorous that the massive arctic cold outbreak has stopped cold at the Texas Red River and those of here in Texas are enjoying relatively mild winter weather.
I guess we are ‘part of the problem’
I am liking our problem today.
But if we elect liberals the same area will not be nearly as badly impacted. In fact it might benefit from globaloney warming!
This is all part of the new propaganda front to push global warming, no, climate change, no, economic impact from climate change.
US illegal immigrant cost will be higher
in Democratic strongholds. Sadly, the
cost isn’t balancing out.
Convenient global warming is only affecting Republicans.
i guess the Democrats virtue shields them from it.
Even this garbage leftist propaganda shows 20 States benefitting from warming.
Oh yeah, man, i’m all for climate change, sure thing... the way to go and all. I went to my chiropractor to release one of my chakras and she said that the sea levels are rising. I said that Al Gore said NY city would be underwater by the year 2018, but I don’t think it is. She said, “oh yes it is.” I gave her a strange look and she said, “who is the knowledgeable one here?” And I said “you are.” I didn’t want to purse it anymore or my chakra might get messed up and I’d come out of there in crutches.
Anyway, climate change is real, you bet. I asked a friend why places like Davos are the places for these climate change conventions. And he said that it has a big airport and many fancy food chefs. I said, “don’t the privates jets they fly go against their beliefs with all that carbon used as jet fuel?” And he said, “they can’t get there riding a bike.” And I said why not pick a place where everyone can get to riding a bike?” He got sore at me so I just shut up. Besides, he owned a bike store once and probably knows what he’s talking about. But yeah, climate change is real, man.
Boy the people in the northern Plains states are happy today for Global Warming...if not for that, it would be COLDER!!!
I live in one of those ‘impacted’ states, Texas, and pay 7 cents per kwh of electricity. When I grew up in a blue state, nearly half a century ago, we paid about 10 cents - and in THOSE DOLLARS, which would be about 45 cents today.
So, I don’t know what this crap is about, but your picture probably explains it all.
Ely, Minnesota, was -31 F and windchill -70, yes, -70, at 7:30 this morning.
Who stands to lose most from an alien invasion?
Climate Change happens over 100’s of thousands to millions of years so many many generations will have died ,D’oh
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