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  The phasing out of subsidies is great, but I wonder how the resolve will hold when the price of oil goes up and, as a result, the price of food. We need more fundamental changes as to how the system works. The approach at A New Strategy for Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Toxic Contaminants, Resources... proposes just that. Markets are very powerful. Using them (as the approach does) rather opposing them offers a more effective way to handle environmental issues. A Powerful Alternative to Cap-and-TradeOn G20 cans fossil-fuel subsidies, but fails to make other climate-conserving moves posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 7 Responses

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  First and foremost, we need need to shift from cap-and-trade to a revenue-neutral carbon tax strategy. It would be more effective and cost less on an on-going basis. That would mean savings for everyone and a faster lowering of carbon emissions.

   

  The shift would simply make all of our efforts more effective.

   

  Details about such a strategy are available at New Solutions for Global Warming, Carbon Emissions, and the Environment.

  On How to get involved in the fight against climate change posted 5 months, 1 week ago 3 Responses

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  China is smart in this respect. As least some evidence shows that carbon taxes are better than cap-and-trade and less costly to implement (see the link Cap-and-Trade vs Cap-and-Restructure (CO2, Carbon Emission Reduction...) for a comparison chart and other resources).

  Make the tax revenue-neutral (see the link Revenue-Neutral Taxation: A Free Green Tool) to make the system free to taxpayers, and you have a perfect solution not only for global warming but also for the environment.

  
  

  On China considering environmental tax posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago 2 Responses

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  It might be as effective as the UN (??????????????????!). At least, a guardianship would put the issue of future generations on the table.

  That being said, there are economically feasible solutions to environmental problems. Revenue-neutral taxation is essentially a free tool for the environment. It is also scalable, enabling us to implement is progressively and would not run into many of the problems that cap-and-trade would.

  You can see an outline of such a strategy at Cap-and-Trade Alternatives
  

  ,how it would work, its benefits, etc.

  On Can human rights be the climate movement's moral guide? posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago 7 Responses

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  The idea of guardianship for future generation is good. The depletion of metals will soon hit us with crises like oil is doing now (or once the economy picks up again).

   

  The difference is that oil is replaceable by abundant and relatively inexpensive alternatives.

  Metals have generally low substitutability, making the crises potentially much worse. Cap-and-trade does nothing about them. We need to adopt a structural strategy such as the one proposed by Henderson at A Structural Strategy for Global Warming AND the Environment (lots of new material added in May).

   

  The approach covers not only fossil fuels and global warming but also the conservation of metals and many other environmental issues. It is comprehensive.

   

  Tags: cap-and-trade problems and alternative solutions

  On Can human rights be the climate movement's moral guide? posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago 7 Responses