CNBC Host Blasts ‘Rich People Argument’ Made by Climate Change Activists

CNBC Host Blasts Climate Activists’ ‘Rich People Argument’ (NewsBusters)

Global warming activists’ arguments are for the rich and ignore harm to the poor, according to one CNBC host.

CNBC “Street Signs” co-anchor Brian Sullivan said on March 21 that climate activists constantly push for a shift to renewable energy, but they often forget the impact to poor communities and energy prices.

Sullivan and other CNBC anchors interviewed historian Rupert Darwall on “Squawk Box,” who explained the negative economict impact green policies have had on European economies in particular.

Sullivan called the climate activists’ position a “rich people argument about global warming.”

“Most people in the world are just trying to eat everyday, you know, and get to work and not go broke on their gas bills,” he said.