Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Politicians and bureaucrats continue to favor costly regulations to mitigate the effects of climate change. But there is an alternative approach: human beings adapting to climate change in the face of changing prices. Government policies should focus on clarifying the true costs of climate change, encouraging people to adapt and make decisions based on clear price signals.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/intellections/adapting-climate-change/video
Additional resources:
Read “Adapt and Be Adept,” by Terry Anderson, via Defining Ideas. Available here: hoover.org/research/adapt-and-be-adept.
Watch “Terry Anderson on Environmentalism and Economic Prosperity” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/terry-anderson-economic-prosperity/video.
Watch “Bjorn Lomborg on the Key to Overcoming the Effects of Climate Change” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/bjorn-lomborg-key-overcoming-effects-climate-change/video.
Watch “Environmental Markets: A Property Rights Approach,” with Terry Anderson, on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/environmental-markets-property-rights-approach-terry-anderson/video.
Watch “Free Market Environmentalism,” by Terry Anderson, on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/perspectivesonpolicy/free-market-environmentalism/video.
Watch “Office Hours: Terry Anderson on Free Market Environmentalism” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/intellections/better-way-preserve-environment/video-0.
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Politicians and bureaucrats continue to favor costly regulations to mitigate the effects of climate change. But there is an alternative approach: human beings adapting to climate change in the face of changing prices. Government policies should focus on clarifying the true costs of climate change, encouraging people to adapt and make decisions based on clear price signals.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/intellections/adapting-climate-change/video
Additional resources:
Read “Adapt and Be Adept,” by Terry Anderson, via Defining Ideas. Available here: hoover.org/research/adapt-and-be-adept.
Watch “Terry Anderson on Environmentalism and Economic Prosperity” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/terry-anderson-economic-prosperity/video.
Watch “Bjorn Lomborg on the Key to Overcoming the Effects of Climate Change” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/policy-briefs/bjorn-lomborg-key-overcoming-effects-climate-change/video.
Watch “Environmental Markets: A Property Rights Approach,” with Terry Anderson, on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/environmental-markets-property-rights-approach-terry-anderson/video.
Watch “Free Market Environmentalism,” by Terry Anderson, on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/perspectivesonpolicy/free-market-environmentalism/video.
Watch “Office Hours: Terry Anderson on Free Market Environmentalism” on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/intellections/better-way-preserve-environment/video-0.
Visit policyed.org to learn more.
- Subscribe to PolicyEd’s YouTube channel: bit.ly/PolicyEdSub.
- Follow PolicyEd on Twitter: bit.ly/PolicyEdTwit.
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