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Global warming is the root of the issue. Global warming is causing climate change. Because we've caused a 40% increase in atmospheric co2 by releasing tens of b
by breakyerself 6y ago
Global warming is the root of the issue. Global warming is causing climate change. Because we've caused a 40% increase in atmospheric co2 by releasing tens of billions of tons of it into the atmosphere every year. Yes nuclear probably has a role to play, but it isn't a silver bullet. we should be putting a price on co2 emissions and letting the market decide how best to decarbonize. Different markets will almost certainly choose different things depending on their climate, topography, economy, available capital, and level of development.
- smitty1e 6y agoThe idea of carbon markets as such is well worth discussing. Of particular interest is who 'we' are and who is controlling 'we'. The act of carrying out decisions is substantially less concerning than who is managing the decisions.
- breakyerself 6y agoCap and trade was effective in ending the emissions of ozone depleting gasses in the 1980s and it's kind of cool to see legacy automakers buying carbon credits from Tesla effectively subsidizing their own replacement, but I really think putting a price on carbon helps to reduce the difficulty of having to worry about who is administrating the carbon market. It's much simpler and harder to game the system if governments just put a tax on fossil fuels at their source. Then the regular markets will decarbonize without the need for administration of a complex regulatory scheme.