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Originally Posted by classicman
orly?
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orly!
The
US is number one in the world in anthropogenic CO2 emissions...unless China has passed us in the last year.
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
I think cap and trade is a fantasy system trading on nothingness. Just like the BS of "carbon footprint".
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Cap and trade worked pretty well in the US for reducing sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions as part of the phase-out of leaded gas and CFCs.
IMO, for CO2, a straight
carbon tax would be better, but politically unacceptable.