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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
I guess my biggest beef is that people tend to myopically focus on the economic costs of a carbon tax. This is an important issue, I just think that many in this thread dont quite understand the breadth and depth of the likely environmental costs that come with climate change. If we can significantly reduce our emissions while only achieving a 1 to 4 percent reduction in BAU GDP growth wouldn't that be an appropriate risk to take?
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My biggest beef is those that panic as soon as climate is brought up and figure we have to do anything and everything to "fix it" at any cost, only to disregard the total world picture.
I'm all for doing "our share", but in a measured and calculated approach. Jumping first and asking questions later (or going "oops.. didn't think that would happen") just isn't it.