Academics Argue for World War II-Style Rationing of Food and Fuel to Fight ‘Climate Change’

An egg display case is seen nearly empty at a Giant Food grocery store in Washington on Jan. 9, 2022. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

Academics are arguing that World War II-style rationing could help fight climate change by slashing greenhouse gas emissions more rapidly and fairly.

In a paper (pdf) published on Feb. 20 in the journal “Ethics, Policy & Environment,” researchers from the University of Leeds in England argue that carbon rationing has been “neglected as a policy option for mitigating climate change.”