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Perhaps this is good to change things up and see what other solutions are possible to address climate change. EPA does not have the will of the people or Congre
by lven 4y ago
Perhaps this is good to change things up and see what other solutions are possible to address climate change. EPA does not have the will of the people or Congress, which detracts from its powers and potential impact. EPA may not be geared to address climate change or large energy-economy problems - just look at the current situation - whatever they are doing is not working. They are good at pollution mitigation and rule making. Climate change solutions may not be helped by rules or EPA type measures. Instead they require environments amenable to systematic energy transition: low on regulation, low on entry barriers to innovation, low on rules and policies, financially punishing to old solutions. Climate action is techno-economic challenge the EPA might not be suited for.
- cpurdy 4y agoThank you comrade for your wise words.
- polotics 4y agolimiting CO2 is not an "old" solution. it was basically never tried. CO2 by my estimate, will limit itself through human population culling.
- spencerflem 4y agoThis is so outrageously wrong. Currently, by far the most cost effective way to remove CO2 is to not create it in the first place. Congress has tried to allocate funding towards all sorts of measures and they are consistently blocked by the GOP. This ruling is both legally unsound and completely disastrous.
- WalterBright 4y agoCO2 emission cannot be eliminated. After all, you and I exhale CO2. The solution is to tax it.
- spencerflem 4y agoRight, and by taxing it less CO2 is produced. I'm all for this but please
- mhh__ 4y agoMost emissions (that can be reduced) are done by groups of people who very much have bean counters in the loop. Optimizing ones shipping routes may save rather a lot of CO2 for example
- mhh__ 4y agoThis solution even has some evidence it works in practice and some people still don't always like it because the climate is merely a political tool for them.
- zackees 4y agoThe most cost effective way is to remove CO2 would be to allow nuclear generators to be built. The free market would do the rest to kill off the petroleum industry.