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OPEC joins Bush, Gingrich, and Lomborg in climate technology strategy
Research vs. cap-and-trade |
Joseph Romm |
20 Nov 2007 |
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| Yes, OPEC is now 'pledging $750 million for research into climate change technology' (while opposing a cap-and-trade system). [Note to President Bush, Newt Gingrich, and Bjørn Lomborg -- it ain't a good sign when your climate strategy is the same as OPEC's.] OPEC, however, seems a tad confused on just what a technology-based strategy could do for oil: OPEC is worried that a new international accord could cramp fast-growing Middle East economies, where oil use ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, international politics, politics, scientific research (all these topics) |
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