Comment by stainablesteel

fusion being decades away isn't a problem, we have time.

the only things in that cost benefit analysis are politicized are what people are currently pushing en masse, what he points out doesn't offer any benefit from a cost perspective. plus you contradict yourself, you say it needs a complex understanding but you dismiss it before analyzing it yourself, he's got books and scientific publications on this, go check for yourself.

all of his strongest suggestions are about preserving biodiversity, curing disease, technological improvements, trade restrictions, and contraception. Where are you getting the politicized part?

and he has a background in political science and is doing macroeconomic research, he's not claiming to have a cure for temperature increases because he works off the IPCC's data, which is the known standard for climate science. he's giving simple policy (oh look political science, its almost like this is a multifaceted conversation, are you trying to shut it down like people did with "the science" over covid?) implementations that can have massive net benefits.

he's not a "hack" (insults are at the bottom of the hierarchy of disagreement, if you want a reason to dismiss someone's opinions its that they do this). he's gone on tons of podcasts having open discussions about these things, if Stefan Rahmstorf can hold an actual discussion with him I'd love to see it.

your link doesn't work. But if all Stefan has it petty insults like calling him a "hack" then I'd guess he's not open to any kind of discussion, which is a red flag.