Under the sin of omission, the U.N. climate change conference now underway in Katowice, Poland, has thus far declined to discuss how climate change policies impact average citizens in the form of higher energy prices and diminished economic activity. While it may be fashionable and trendy to demonize fossil fuels, they remain the cheapest, most reliable form of energy on earth.

Contrary to what is widely reported, there is considerable scientific debate about the role of human activity in climate change. The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, which highlights research and scientific findings overlooked by its U.N. counterpart, released its latest report in Katowice on Dec. 4. The idea that natural influences drive warming and cooling trends doesn’t exactly fit with the U.N. narrative.