tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post423362730119506061..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Another Free Market Fix Fails - Carbon TradingThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6027469406574434642009-02-23T14:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:26:00.000-08:00I think this recession reveals the difficulty in p...I think this recession reveals the difficulty in prescribing hard caps to emitters whose economic activity can vary immensely according to market forces. That's compounded by scam trading to render the whole thing almost unmanageable.<BR/><BR/>That's why I think carbon taxes are the viable option. You produce, you pay. You cut, you save.<BR/><BR/>Or we all could, as Gwynne Dyer predicts, ultimately end up with wartime-style carbon rationing.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-2470742957895253442009-02-23T14:13:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:13:00.000-08:00Well sort of. Cap and trade only works when there ...Well sort of. Cap and trade only works when there are hard caps in place for all, and not of the intensity target sort.susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.com