On Oct 4, 5:21 pm, "Don Libby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "Alastair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change
> To: "globalchange" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:34 PM
> Subject: [Global Change: 2917] Re: Republican Party Platform on Climate
> Change
>
> > From what you say it seems that who ever is elected president will not
> > be able to get measures through Congress to prevent CCC (climatic
> > change catastrophe.)
>
> Both candidates support cap & trade plus conservation/efficiency & alt
> energy, including nuclear. What the US and EU/UK do has little to do with
> the climate future: that depends much more on what China/India do.
> Fortunately US will be helping India displace some coal with nuclear due to
> successful passage of a trade bill through Congress last week.
>
> -dl
McCain has been indicating he is against and for mandatory caps:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/17/does_john_mccain_know_what_hes/
Not sure what he would do a President. Many of his key people are
against mandatory caps.
Of course, Democrats have found it impossible to get much climate
change legislation passed in the past, found it hard to get popular
support.
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