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  illogical

  I also posted a critique of Lomborg's method back in May last year on Carbon Copy, just before the Copenhagen Consensus was updated. Ya gotta hand it to the guy, he knows how to convince.On Gore declines to debate Lomborg posted 8 months ago 11 Responses

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  an example of CBA applied to global warming

  I am interested that nobody here has mentioned the Copenhagen Consensus, which was an exercise in prioritising the world's "great challenges of the day" using CBA. I don't agree with the Copenhagen Consensus method, but it's an interesting example. It was done four years ago, but an update will be presented at the end of this month.

  Its thrust was to identify the top ten challenges, and rank them. Strategies to address global warming were ranked at the bottom of the heap, on the grounds that you could get far better returns on money invested in strategies to address things like malnutrition, sanitation, disease and education.

  I am neutral on CBA in general, but I have a number of reservations about this approach to making what is essentially a political decision. I would love to embrace a rational approach, but we have to acknowledge that even the statements made by the IPCC about climate science are tempered by political negotiations. Similarly, the chosen strategies to fight global warming will not be based on a mythically objective analysis. If we are to make headway before it is too late, expediency will be the name of the game.

  Carbon CopyOn The climate crisis cannot be solved without cost-benefit analysis posted 1 year, 5 months ago 12 Responses

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  Washington is considering exactly the same thing

  This looks to me like a direct response to the US Climate Security Act, which also has a provision to block carbon-intensive imports to the US. I wrote about this on Carbon Copy.On Germany's Social Democrats call for climate sanctions on U.S. goods posted 1 year, 10 months ago 4 Responses

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  South African perspective

  Daily commentary was provided during the Bali conference from South Africa on Carbon Copy.On An incomplete roundup of reactions and commentary to the Bali climate meetings posted 1 year, 10 months ago 7 Responses

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  the list is endless

  The responses to this list show that everyone has their favourite "green" leader, and I am sure that most - if not all - claims are valid. The list really is endless, and I have argued on Carbon Copy (http://www.carbonsmart.com/carboncopy/2007/10/green-peopl ...) that green people are simply those that have heart and passion and a sense of responsibility and justice that guides how they think and act - whether or not they talk openly about green issues.

  Green people instinctively know what is right for the environment and life on earth. That's why a lot of religious leaders should be green, though being religious is no guarantee of responsible living.On 15 Green Religious Leaders posted 1 year, 11 months ago 28 Responses