The Transition Can Be Gradual—and Affordable
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A detailed, well-supported, reasonable case that world economies can reduce carbon emissions and climate-changing development in the near future at their financial benefit.
In the end, we would be delaying 2050’s expected economic output by no more than a few months. And bear in mind that previous environmental actions, such as attacking ... More »
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Stavins lays out an approach to stemming global warming by employing the proven cap and trade system to cut greenhouse gas emissions while developing and applying nonemitting energy technology in an orderly manner. This is a well argued approach, the weakness of which is the difficulty that is anticipated in effecting a truly international cap and trade system given the third world's thirst for development.
Sound and well thought-out article which offers realistic solutions. It encourages the U.S. to address climate policy in a calm and intelligent manner.
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