You're basically saying anything funded by government that might impact economics, and thus revenues, is biased. Right..
You do realize that you can be against taxing say, income and profits, but be for taxing carbon? I think quite a few economists would agree that you tax things that you want less of. A simplified carbon tax could be a boon to business.
> You're basically saying anything funded by government that might impact economics, and thus revenues, is biased. Right.
While I don't see the now-deleted comment you're replying to, I do feel there is validity to the viewpoint that studies funded by the government can be biased in much the same way as studies funded by private companies. Government is not magically above tainting research with predisposition and prejudice.
The deleted comment said that the IPCC wants to introduce climate taxes; that the IPCC would get funded by those taxes, and thus there is a conflict of interest.
You do realize that you can be against taxing say, income and profits, but be for taxing carbon? I think quite a few economists would agree that you tax things that you want less of. A simplified carbon tax could be a boon to business.