Tuesday, January 26, 2010

What ARE the Options to Combat Global Warming?

As I have said in previous posts, when speaking of global warming and climate change, it is not a question of "if" but more about "when" and "how much".

The following essay by Jim Manzi from Cato Unbound (08/2008) - Keeping Our Cool: What to do about Global Warming - offers a rather comprehensive comparison of the pro's and con's/options to the possibilities and costs associated with global warming mitigation strategies.

Imagine what it would take to agree to AND enforce a global agreement to act from entities and individuals such as: the Parliament of India, the Brazilian National Congress, the Chinese Politburo, Vladimir Putin, John Dingell and the U.S. ethanol lobby - not just a few or several but all!

These are some of the challenges that are described in this essay that i think you will find to be very informative.

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