Federal gov’t is making bad decisions, environmental economist arguesPatrick MeagherFarmers ForumORLANDO — While farm organizations are “making nice” with the federal government on climate change policies, some outspoken academics and scientists are arguing that Canadian agriculture will be punished for it. “I think it’s totally inappropriate for Agriculture Canada to change its focus away from helping farmers increase their productivity,” McKitrick said. They are driven by ideology and they don’t do any analysis of the costs of these policies. They said we’re totally on board with your climate agenda. “Most of the studies — Canadian academic studies but also IPCC reports — have said that if climate change happens the way the models say it will happen, regions like Canada will actually be benefitting from it.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2023 16:12 UTC