False Alarm is a science book on how Climate Change Panic is costing us trillions of dollars, hurting the poor and failing to fix the planet.
Storms hit our shores. Wildfires raging across the western United States. Glaciers collapse in Artic. Politicians, activists and the media espouse a common message. Climate change is destroying the planet, and we must act immediately to stop it. Children panic about their future, and adults wonder if it is ethical to bring a new life into this world.
Climate change is real, but it’s not the doomsday threat we’re used to. The impending doom of the Earth is based on bad science and even worse economics. In a panic, world leaders have pledged enormously costly but largely ineffective policies that impede growth and attract more urgent investments in human capital, from vaccination to education.
