Logic?

Our current position on climate change seems to be that we aren't going to impose controls that hurt our competitive position in the world.

So if a country like India, uses coal to try to provide electricity to its rural population we won't insist that our coal fired plants clean up.

They are anyways since the owners can see the future better than our administration.  It should also be noted that its the wages that move jobs to these countries, not the use of coal.

Certain industries complain to the dotard that they can't compete because of all our regulations.  He believes them and allows them to make a few extra dollars at the cost of the environment.  They still outsource to cheaper locations which remain cheaper because of labor costs.

So no new jobs and we all get a little closer to Armageddon.  The increase in profits help the stock price and a few well to do shareholders benefit..

This is the type of logic we have.

The environmental catastrophes we are seeing today are because of bad policies from the past.

We need to do better for the future.

We aren't.