Cato Institute
"The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institute's stated mission is 'to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace' by striving 'to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, lay public in questions of (public) policy and the proper role of government.'"
Statements
"Halting climate change would reduce cumulative mortality from various climate-sensitive threats, namely, hunger, malaria, and coastal flooding, by 4–10 percent in 2085, while increasing populations at risk from water stress and possibly worsening matters for biodiversity. But according to cost information from the UN Millennium Program and the IPCC, measures focused specifically on reducing vulnerability to these threats would reduce cumulative mortality from these risks by 50–75 percent at a fraction of the cost of reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). Simultaneously, such measures would reduce major hurdles to the developing world's sustainable economic development, the lack of which is why it is most vulnerable to climate change.
"The world can best combat climate change and advance well-being, particularly of the world's most vulnerable populations, by reducing present-day vulnerabilities to climate-sensitive problems that could be exacerbated by climate change rather than through overly aggressive GHG reductions."
-- Excerpt from What to Do about Climate Change. February 5, 2008.
References
What to Do About Climate Change [pdf]
Cato Institute: Energy and Environment
Wikipedia Entry: Cato Institute