...the whole we "don't want to hurt the economy" thing is kind of funny... Worrying about the $10 you might need to spend now to avoid spending $100 in the future is pretty silly.
The big questions today are silly: who will spend the $10, how and where, followed by who and where will the $100 savings be enjoyed.
This attempts to put one part of the world or one group of people in advantage are silly. Nature doesn't care much about it. The real way to obtain an advantage is to adapt in time for the changing environment.
It is like hurricane preparation: politicians discuss endlessly where to assign resources until homes are destroyed and they are forced into action. The difference is that climate changes may not give a second chance to a significant part of humanity.
