Climate change policies continue to maximize inconvenience for people while doing nothing to actually save the planet. In fact, they may be making things worse.

In May 2022, New Jersey made a big show of banning single-use plastics, including plastic grocery bags, plastic straws, and foam takeout containers. “Plastic bags are one of the most problematic forms of garbage, leading to millions of discarded bags that stream annually into our landfills, rivers, and oceans,” Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) said, touting that the ban would “help mitigate climate change.”