FT Climate Experts' Forum, 9 December

FT: Should climate sceptics have a greater voice at Copenhagen?

Julian Morris: While there is considerable discussion and debate in the academic literature over which policy is most appropriate to address climate change, the public discourse is currently dominated by a single policy: the imposition of restrictions on carbon emissions in the near-term. Copenhagen reflects this public discourse. Many economists are highly sceptical of the desirability of such near-term restrictions.

Plausibly, Copenhagen would be more likely to reach a successful conclusion if such scepticism were recognised and alternative policy options considered.