On Mar 3, 10:42 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > Wally Broecker once talked about us prodding a sleeping dragon. Now
> > that we've established we are indeed prodding it, we're moving onto
> > whether we really need to stop rousing it.
>
> If you think that Europe and the US are generally doing "too little",
> what would you have them do?
>
> The tree main approaches that can be taken seem to be:
>
> 1. Funding for research and commercialisation (from basic research on
> fusion to in-feed tariffs for offshore wind turbines)
> 2. Regulations to cut down on consumption (speed limits, CAFE, minimum
> standards for insulation)
> 3. Taxes (carbon, petrol)
>
> What would you do public policy wise that differs materially from
> what's being done at the moment?
Sorry Gerhaus, I did a reply that took me ages last night but it seems
to have vanished. Can't spare the time to re-do.
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