Impose carbon tax and let the market solve climate change | Opinion

Philadelphia Inquiere ^ | October 23, 2017 | by Mark Reynolds

[Oldeconomybuyer]

In its zeal to undo the legacy of our 44th president, the Trump administration is now undoing the future of our children and grandchildren by repealing the Clean Power Plan, a policy designed to reduce the heat-trapping emissions that make our climate more and more inhospitable.

It’s clear that our unstable climate is putting bigger and bigger burdens on our economy. It’s also clear that the White House is determined to remove regulations on the use of dirty fuels contributing to that unstable climate.

The best answer is for Congress to pass legislation that would put the market to work on solving climate change.

The policy is a steadily rising fee on carbon with revenue returned to households. This approach uses the power of the market to hold fossil fuels accountable for the damage they inflict on our society.

A straightforward carbon fee would drive investment and consumer behavior toward low-carbon energy and energy efficiency, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The fee would impose a price on fossil fuels as they are extracted from the ground, at the mine, or wellhead. All the funds collected go into one “pot,” which would be distributed monthly as a dividend to every household in the country.

In repealing the Clean Power Plan, the Trump administration shows that it’s bent on removing government regulations around climate change. That means it’s up to Congress to make the market solve this problem instead. Failure to act will lead to the day when climate-related disasters outpace our ability to recover and adapt.

[eyeamok]

It’s clear that our unstable climate is putting bigger and bigger burdens on our economy.

WOW, maybe I need to rethink my position on legalizing drugs.

[Grampa Dave]

Delingpole: Now 400 Scientific Papers in 2017 Say ‘Global Warming’ Is a Myth

breitbart.com ^ | 10/24/2017 | James Delingpole
Posted on 10/24/2017, 7:09:40 AM by rktman

When I reported earlier this year on the 58 scientific papers published in 2017 that say global warming is a myth the greenies’ heads exploded.

Since then, that figure has risen to 400 scientific papers.

Can you imagine the misery and consternation and horror this is going to cause in the corrupt, rancid, rent-seeking world of the Climate Industrial Complex?

I can. It will look something like this.

Just to be clear, so the greenies can’t bleat about being misrepresented, here is what these various papers say:

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