According to The Fraser Institute:
"Policy-makers should carefully consider the implications of the pause or “hiatus” in global warming when crafting climate policy, concludes a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
"The study, Climate Policy Implications of the Hiatus in Global Warming, spotlights the warming hiatus, and what it means for public policy in Canada and around the world.
“Many politicians, journalists and others claim the climate is warming faster than expected. But over the past two decades, the pace of warming has actually slowed well below almost all model projections, and the implications for climate policy have not been adequately discussed,” said Ross McKitrick, study author, Fraser Institute senior fellow and economics professor at the University of Guelph."
The release continues:
"So what should policy-makers do, in light of the warming hiatus?
“Over the next few years, as evidence mounts, climate models may change dramatically. If policy-makers want to craft sound climate policy, they should await the outcome of this process, and any long-term plan should be adaptable to new data about the effects of CO¬2 emissions,” McKitrick said.
“The global warming hiatus is real and has implications for policy design that have not yet been taken into account. A failure to recognize the scientific evidence may prove costly for Canada and other countries around the world.”
These are legitimate questions that should be considered in spite of the global warming hysteria.
