The Resolution of the Cornucopian-Ecologist Issue

Jan-Erik Lane

Volume 14 Issue 4

Global Journal of Human-Social Science

Cornucopiansandecologistshavedebatedthehypothesesofglobalwarmingasaresultoftheemissionofgreenhousegasesforseveraldecades,focusingupondifferentinterpretationsofrisk:resilienceagainstprecaution.One can now employ recently available data on GDP, energyconsumption,emissionsandglobalaveragetemperaturetodecide between these two positions. The cornucopian positionis wrong, the evidence strongly indicates.