“I call this the twin thread of obstructionism: the science denial, and then the weaponization of economics” Franta said.
@daverino.bsky.social“He invented the idea that you could put numbers to how silly it would be to tackle climate change, and he led the world in quantifying the costs of climate action, when we should be obsessed with the cost of climate inaction.He really changed the world.”
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The Australian Public Servant Who Helped The Oil Industry Convince The World That Stopping Climate Change Was Too Expensive
Brian Fisher, an economist employed for decades by the Australian government, was essential to obstructing not just climate policy in Australia but global climate action.