I love AOC part 2

[Yonadav]

I scanned the paper that you linked to. I didn't give it a close read, because that wasn't necessary. The paper is pretty loaded with junk. For example, while it is true that a country that can trade freely can reduce its emissions, its not true that this lowers global emissions-- US emissions can be reduced while China's increase. This has nothing to do with the US being more economically free than China.

The paper seemed to be written to present the appearance of legitimate research, but is really free market libertarian propaganda.

Of course free market decreases global pollution. Free market encourages innovation, and innovation generally decreases pollution. If the price of gasoline drastically increases, which it will, there is more incentive to research the alternative sources of energy. Even people in less free countries can then benefit from those innovations that were invented elsewhere.

Wealth is the greatest correlating factor with carbon footprint. The wealthier you are, the bigger your carbon footprint. If free markets decreased global pollution, then your paper that argues the case for that wouldn't have been full of junk.