Climate change is recognized as having large effects on health and economic well-being. Peer-reviewed scientific studies show the impact of temperature/weather/pollution on mortality, GDP, health, crime, and civil conflict. Yet, according to a recent working paper series by Burke et al., adaptation to counteract the problem has been muted. “The climate change response has stalled. Are democracies equipped to handle this problem? asked Francesco Trebbi, Professor of Political Economics at the University of California, Berkeley School of Business. “Policies to curb the climate crisis, such as the carbon tax, are often democratically opposed. Are non-democracies like China better able to deal […]