The future of climate alarmism is bogus statistics
By Dr David Evans and Joanne Nova The temptation is all too strong. How many bureaucrats would work just as hard to show that their department was less important, less necessary, and less deserving of funding? It’s the fatal trap of bureaucratic management. The incentives are wrong. When governments are faced with poor reports, but they write their own report cards, they have many options to upgrade their “score”. It’s irrational to think that people might not take every opportunity they can to improve their mark. They are human. Saints are rare. An important method that governments have for dealing with problems [...]