re: #225 lawhawk

Clinton never even gave Kyoto to the Senate to ratify because it had no chance of passage. Why did he choose that route? Well, because the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted losses to GDP of between 1.0% and 4.2% by 2010, reducing to between 0.5% and 2.0% by 2020. Copenhagen is doubling down on the emissions reductions, and at a time when the US economy is still reeling, another hit to GDP isn’t to be countenanced by voters.

Yes, and a lot of that opposition came from Democratic coal state senators. Also representatives. Continues to this day.

What impact would climate change have on the GDP in the long run? Unmitigated that is.