I am not sure myself what exactly Lomborg actually wants done, he did favourably comment on Nordhaus's DICE model, which suggests carbon taxes starting at a very low level (a few Dollars per tonne) and rising over the remainder of the century.
On the other hand, in the recent UN consensus he also seems to like, said option comes right at the bottom of the list (at position 40 out of 40, Kyoto comes in at number 27). http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/lomborg5 He may be arguing that we should pursue no regrets options and simultaneously fund lots of research into renewables. He has said in the past, if I recall correctly, that he thinks renewables may become so cheap that cutting emissions after 2030 will become cost less. An awful lot of what Lomborg says seems to have less to do with solutions and more with a frontal attack on environmental activists. (not that I mind too much considering my own biases, my mouth tends to froth over not when I see Bush on the TV, but when I get Greenpeace derangement syndrome). And thanks to Hoggle for the quote on the terms of reference for the IPCC. Note the following passage: "That the Synthesis Report would provide a policy-relevant, but not policy-prescriptive, synthesis and integration of information contained within the Third Assessment Report and also drawing upon all previously approved and accepted IPCC reports that would address a broad range of key policy-relevant, but not policy-prescriptive, questions" I read this to mean that they are providing policy relevant advice, but without saying which options policy makers actually should take. So they give estimates for GDP losses from Kyoto and reasons they may be over or underestimated, and why Kyoto may be worthwhile or not worthwhile, but they are careful not to say that IPCC recommends ratification. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
