The net impact of climate change will actually be beneficial, because carbon dioxide fertilization drives down food prices more than temperature drives them up. In total, global warming will mean eleven million fewer starving in 2050. Trying to limit climate change by cutting carbon dioxide will no longer solve a problem, but actually prevent a benefit. Of course, aggressive climate action will still increase prices and drive more people into hunger. Under these more realistic assumptions, climate policy is no longer a solution and will in total cause seventy-seven million more people to
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