Bret Stephens: The Arithmetic Challenged Climate Denier

In the era of Donald Trump, the New York Times apparently felt it was important to get a climate denier among its columnists. For this reason they hired Bret Stephens away from the Wall Street Journal. Apparently they could not find a climate denier who also understood arithmetic, since Mr. Stephens clearly falls short in this category.

Stephens uses his most recent column to tout mistakes made by those pushing for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. He rightly seizes on biofuels, which a...