http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/opinion/paul-krugman-could-fighting-global-warming-be-cheap-and-free.html In the above New York Times article, Paul Krugman presents reports (http://newclimateeconomy.report/, Working Paper <http://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2014/09/17/carbon-pricing-good-for-you-good-for-the-planet/>) and argues that transitioning to a less carbon intensive economy would be cheaper than continuing with one. He argue that it is a myth that there is a direct relationship between the amount of carbon burned and the strength of an economy. When overall incurred costs are considered (health impacts,...,etc.) it may be that an economy that goes off fossil fuel will be at an advantage compared to those that don't. However, it goes without saying that those invested in the fossil economy will delay the transition as long as possible to keep their interests...solvent.
This is a nice counterpoint to discussions of Noami Klien's book and arguments about capitalism. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
