A New World Order

Originally Posted by classicman

orly?

orly!

The US is number one in the world in anthropogenic CO2 emissions...unless China has passed us in the last year.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I think cap and trade is a fantasy system trading on nothingness. Just like the BS of "carbon footprint".

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.