Posts Tagged ‘Cap and Trade Program’

• Obama’s 6 months of failure on Carbon, War & Gaza

  Photo credit: jurvetson Top scientists and economists tell us that Carbon Trading (Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS) proposals are dangerous, fraudulent Ponzi schemes and that genuine, non-manipulatable, equitable Carbon Taxes are urgently required to help stop planet-threatening carbon burning. [1]. 16 …

• Oz Environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery supports disastrous Australian Carbon Trading ETS

  As evident from the failed G8 meeting at L’Aquila, Italy, the worst greenhouse gas polluters of the First World support cap-and –trade emissions trading scheme (ETS) approaches to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution despite contrary advice from top climate scientists …

• George Monbiot: US is a failed state on climate change

  George Monbiot, Europe’s leading green commentator, joins other environmentalists in attacking the recently passed energy and climate bill in USA. Monbiot says the bill “would be laughable anywhere else” but that unfortunately it’s the best we can expect from the …

• Top experts: Carbon Tax needed NOT Cap-and-Trade Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)

  A number of eminent scientists, economists and writers variously argue strongly FOR a global Carbon Tax that will directly put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and enable urgently required rapid transformation to a non-carbon economy. They variously argue …

• US House passes Energy and Climate bill, environmentalists says it’s too weak

  Photo credit: jurvetson This past Friday the House of Representatives in USA voted yes to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, a cap-and-trade energy bill, by a vote of 219 to 212. This historic climate change bill …

• Obama: I look forward to working with all nations to meet the climate challenge

  Yesterday, during the Governors Global Climate Summit in California, Obama promised that USA would “engage vigorously” in the climate negotiations and “help lead the world toward a new era of global cooperation on climate change”. Unfortunately Obama yesterday turned down …

• Obama promises actions on climate change, not going to attend UN climate conference

  During a climate summit in California today Barack Obama said, in a taped video, that his “presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change”. Obama spoke about his support for a cap-and-trade system and that he …

• Obama’s Energy Plan for America: 10% Renewables by 2012, One Million Plug-ins by 2015 and Efficiency Now

  The Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has released his “New Energy for America” plan. If elected some of the things in his plan are 10% renewables by 2012, one million plug-ins by 2015 and energy efficiency now. John McCain’s energy …