[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Michael,
>
> I see where you are coming from.
>
> Germany or Denmark are countries that put considerable emphasis on
> climate change, yet neither has a carbon tax as such.
>
> What I am trying to answer is the question why that is so.
>
> And I think the answer is that while they value climate highly they
> value energy independence (and particularly in the case of Germany
> social benefits) just as highly.
>
> As happens, personally I'd favour energy policies like those in France.
> Replacing coal with nuclear should cut world CO2 emissions something
> like 30 or 40%. High gasoline taxes might cut US transportation demand
> in half. I do find it instructive to look at French per capita
> emissions compared to other countries.
>
> http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/international/iealf/tableh1cco2.xls
>
> F 2000 6.73
> F 2004 6.71
>
> Germany 2000 10.31
> Germany 2004 10.46
>
> USA 2000 20.60
> USA 2004 20.18
>
I blogged on this in May
http://rabett.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-devil-are-they-doing-in-virgin.html
and the difference between France and other European countries is
consistent showing that nuclear power is an answer.
Another interesting point in the data is that oil refining emits a lot
of CO2 being very energy intensive (see the Virgin Islands) You see
the same sort of extreme emissions from a number of small countries
which have oil refining/pumping operations.
Eli Rabett
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