11-16-2016, 01:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2016, 01:43 PM by Warren Dew.)
If everyone did their part, the problem would be solved.
Now, could government hurry things along? No doubt they could. I think everyone agrees that a revenue neutral carbon tax would reduce fossil fuel utilization, as it would increase the incentive for everyone to do their own parts. Regulations such as cap and trade, not so much: in Germany, cap and trade is what resulted in an actual increase in use of coal rather than a decrease as the recession created extra usage credits under the cap.
Thus, organizations that refuse to consider a carbon tax because they are completely wedded to cap and trade, including the Sierra Club, EDF, NRDC, and the Democratic party, are actually hurting the environment.
Now, could government hurry things along? No doubt they could. I think everyone agrees that a revenue neutral carbon tax would reduce fossil fuel utilization, as it would increase the incentive for everyone to do their own parts. Regulations such as cap and trade, not so much: in Germany, cap and trade is what resulted in an actual increase in use of coal rather than a decrease as the recession created extra usage credits under the cap.
Thus, organizations that refuse to consider a carbon tax because they are completely wedded to cap and trade, including the Sierra Club, EDF, NRDC, and the Democratic party, are actually hurting the environment.