My problem with climate change politices is the solution is to cut GHG emissions. The problem is that if you look at the models we are done, screwed. Preventing global warming of 2 deg C or more and allowing all people to emit the same amount of C02 requires something like a 95% reduction in our current C02 emissions.
This is NOT POSSIBLE.
So I think we need to focus on a technologically based solution of reversing climate change not just cutting emissions. Yet the geo-engineering solution also is looked down upon by the Environmental groups. No one is going to give up there ipads 42" TV's and cars. We have no way of making these efficient enough to keep them and by the time we build all of this new power generation, retrofit all of our homes and do everything else required to cut 95% of our C02 use it will be too late.
If you believe the science and the models the game is over.
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