In “Are Fires a Climate Wake-up Call?” (Business World, Jan. 22), Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. notes that “contrary to the tone of much activism, things that would be worth doing are not a big reach.” He then suggests that the reason sensible policies aren’t implemented is because Democrats won’t get behind Republican proposals, such as reducing income taxes in exchange for a carbon tax. He’s correct, but like most conservative thinkers he misses the deeper reasons why climate activists are wholly uninterested in such solutions. It isn’t just stubborn partisanship.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 02, 2020 19:07 UTC