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 Climate Alarmism can never serve as a workable neoliberal myth for the globe.

Even if the West went full 'Anthem' (Ayn Rand), coal will only expand in China & in the developing world more broadly.

My messaging suggestion for the Curry/Dvorak consulting group @d7af9dea would be something like: 'Environmental Stewardship.' 

Conservatives like conservation, after all..

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/berlin-reactivates-coal-fired-power-plants-ahead-winter​ 
 @d335cb17 @d7af9dea 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
>occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the falling cost of use induces increases in demand enough that resource use is increased, rather than reduced.

>governments typically ignore it