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If we agree that international action is needed on climate change, how is that going to happen without all the political machinery? If you're arguing that we d

• wallace_f 10y ago
  > how is that going to happen without all the political machinery? You're really personally invest in this. If you read the article, you would be able to begin to answer your own question. One way is a carbon tax: there's reasons why economists so vehemently recommend this. It is efficient, uses market forces instead of heavy handed regulation, and doesn't offer free subsidies to polluters (cap and trade systems have already done this). I never said government should not get involved... You should do some reading about environmental economics, and spend some time away from publications published by organizations who have a vested interest in the global warming problem.
  • inimino 10y ago
    How is a carbon tax going to get implemented? Isn't there going to be a lot of hard political work between here and there? I mean, we have known about this problem for decades, but little has been done. It's a political problem at this point. Any solutions are going to hurt certain industries, affect national economies, cause some job losses, and all of that means politics. Who are you reading, then?