Environmentalists, and especially climate change activists, would have us believe that they are great humanitarians -- “social justice warriors” fighting for the oppressed. But many of the policies they promote would seriously harm people, especially the poor and disadvantaged. Often, leaders in the movement reveal attitudes that are decidedly anti-human.

For example, a common theme of the massive September 12-14 Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco was “decarbonization,” or quickly ending our use of fossil fuels to supposedly save the climate. Speaking at the summit, former Vice-President Al Gore said: