It’s so weird that the people who believe in climate emergency doom want to pay for it about as much as those who don’t believe in it
Climate change will be expensive. Who should pay?
Global efforts to combat climate change will require trillions of dollars, and a lot of people want companies to bear the cost.
A POLITICO Morning Consult Global Sustainability Poll asked people in 13 countries who should pay — governments, taxpayers, consumers, other countries, or the private sector. In every country but one — India — respondents singled out companies.
That finding dovetails with an anyone-but-us sentiment reflected in the poll. Respondents in every country surveyed were united against increasing costs to taxpayers or consumers. In the U.S., 15 percent of adults said climate change costs should be borne by consumers through higher prices. Eighteen percent said taxpayers should pay a lot of the cost.
“Anyone-but-us”
Among U.S. respondents, 41 percent said corporations should fund “a lot” of the costs associated with combating global warming. Nearly 70 percent of people said the private sector should pay “a lot” or “some.” No other group came close.
The sentiment was particularly marked among high earners, 54 percent of whom said companies should shoulder a lot of the burden.
Well, high earners won’t have to worry about all the costs being passed on to the consumers like the middle and lower earners. I’d almost like to see this happen just to see the shocked faces of the Warmists when they realize that they will, in fact, be paying for it themselves. Does anyone think that skyrocketing costs will really affect Obama, Biden, Senator Whitehouse, Hollywood celebs, and so forth?
The sentiment isn’t limited to the U.S. More than 40 percent of respondents in the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa also said companies should bear a lot of climate change’s cost. In Brazil, the number shot up to 56 percent.
See, That Guy needs to pay.
The poll is here, but, it’s a formatting mess, and really long.
