{"id":381011,"date":"2025-05-31T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T10:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381011"},"modified":"2025-05-31T12:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T10:28:40","slug":"a-simple-exercise-in-the-social-cost-of-climate-extremism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381011","title":{"rendered":"A simple exercise in the social cost of climate extremism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" data-attachment-id=\"381013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=381013\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?fit=1164%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1164,872\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot 2025-05-31 122501\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?fit=723%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0Screenshot-2025-05-31-122501.png?w=1164&amp;ssl=1 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2025\/05\/30\/a-simple-exercise-in-the-social-cost-of-climate-extremism\/\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/guestauthor47181744466634www-cfact-org\/\">Joe Bastardi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the estimated $117 billion spent on CO2 reduction from 2021 to 2024, the United States could theoretically shelter or house 1.46 million to 5.85 million people annually at a cost of $5,000 to $20,000 per person. This represents 2.2 to 9 times the 2024 homeless population of 653,100 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the same $117 billion, the United States could feed 13.36 million to 133.56 million people annually, depending on the cost model ($2,190 for SNAP or $219 for food banks). This equates to 30% to 300% of the 44.2 million food-insecure population in 2023. At the lower spending estimate of $82 billion, 9.36 million to 93.61 million people could be fed annually, and at the higher estimate of $152 billion, 17.35 million to 173.52 million people could be fed. The food bank model could theoretically eliminate hunger in the United States multiple times over, while SNAP-level funding would cover a substantial portion, but not all, of the food-insecure population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, climate extremism diverts funds that could address significant human problems today to combat a challenge to which humanity has always adapted. This approach contradicts the safety net that the government is meant to provide, prioritizing a perceived future threat over the immediate needs of people. The Green New Deal exemplifies this misallocation, reflecting the Left\u2019s inhumanity to mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the estimated $117 billion spent on CO2 reduction from 2021 to 2024, the United States could theoretically shelter or house 1.46 million to 5.85 million people annually at a cost of $5,000 to $20,000 per person. 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