Comments on: Mankiw's Argument Against Cap-and-Trade

By: More debate needed on command and control « In Balance

More debate needed on command and control « In Balance — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:43:56 +0000

[...] debate needed on command and control May 24, 2008 Much of the debate on climate policy has been around whether a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade scheme is a better way to achieve efficient [...]

By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Eyeshades vs. Starry Eyes: The Cap or Tax Debate

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:36:38 +0000

[...] sit well with Environmental Defense, the New York-based advocacy group that for years has led the political charge for a U.S. cap-and-trade system. Environmental Defense's response takes aim at the [...]

By: Enrique

Enrique — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:10:33 +0000

I don't see how the arguments have to be either/or. A tax on carbon will be useful to invest and subsidies
alternative energies. A cap and trade will let the market find the fastest solution to reduced the production of CO2.
For what I read, Spain has already achieved a 30% of their energy from alternative energies. Neither has a tax on carbon nor has cap and trade been passed as law in the world.
From the natives in Venezuela, they think we are crazy. Killing the earth to buy things that eventually we would all lose.

By: Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:31:31 +0000

Here's the definition of climate, from a previous post.

"Weather is a short-term, local phenomenon. Climate is the average weather pattern of a region over many years."

To read more, click on the link.

By: adrianne

adrianne — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:04:12 +0000

I am sure the intentions are all good, but we are talking about climate and we didn't even define it yet. whatisclimate.com defines aspects related to climate and wants to give a definition about what climate is. People will have more objective plans as soon as they will be able to define their goal, and not guess now and then in order to take action.