It looks like the economists gathered at the Copenahgen conference have found "consensus"

....in their quest to decide how best to serve the people of the world in spending 75 million over the next twenty years.

Guess what?

Wasting money on the farcial and non-existent "crisis" known as "anthropogenic global warming" was judged the LEAST valuable of actions that were considered.

Key points:

"What would do the most good most economically? Supplements of vitamin A and zinc for malnourished children.

Number two? A successful outcome to the Doha Round of global free-trade talks. (Someone please tell Barack Obama.)

Global warming mitigation? It ranked 30th, or last, right behind global warming mitigation research and development."

...and:


"But it's also instructive that the rich world's political cause du jour, global warming, fell well down the list. Research into low-carbon energy technologies, at No. 14, was the only climate-related proposal to reach even the middle of the priority list.

As Mr. Lomborg recently explained, the costs of mitigating climate change would be enormous for what are highly speculative benefits. He prefers research on new technologies, rather than a global cap-and-trade regime that would raise energy prices and thus reduce overall economic growth. Meanwhile, societies that are wealthier due to free trade will be better able to cope with the consequences of warming, if it occurs."

Cue the knee-jerk True Believers' responses......