I usually argue against conservative colleagues that are primarily business minded that climate change is demonstrable risks to our private sector economy and national security. Is there a private sector solution towards a global problem that's possible when it's an international policy problem? No, there isn't, especially when so many interests are disincentivized to do anything about the problem.

I hate to use increasing GDP arguments either - GDP is a measure of activity and _what_ it's used for is completely out of the picture. If every American was on payday loans and would be dying immediately after having spent their last dollar on basic needs and capital efficient goods & services our GDP would soar - this is clearly not something that should be optimized for except it's the path we're heading toward right now.