Category Archives: Climate change policy
No incentive to innovate?
Industry glibly says: “The low carbon price means there is no incentive to innovate.” Hell no, there really isn’t an incentive to innovate. How about solving a really big problem called “how does man live comfortably without smashing up the … Continue reading
Emissions from eating meat and dairy – we need a number!
A large portion of the work of climate policy people is to measure emissions. It is a tedious and nerdy labour but nonetheless important. We are talking about science, about predictions and models, so we need rigorous monitoring and measurement … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change policy, deforestation, meat and dairy, meat eating, veganism
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Exxon: the cow’s best friend
51% of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to animal husbandry. Here is the original paper (http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/Livestock%20and%20Climate%20Change.pdf) and an update (http://www.chompingclimatechange.org/uploads/8/0/6/9/8069267/a_fresh_look_at_livestock_ghg_emissions_published.pdf). Even if the guys are a bit off, it’s a very big number. Climate policy people talk a lot about … Continue reading
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Tagged 51%, climate change policy, exxon, fossil fuels, meat and dairy, meat eating, veganism
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Overstretching the EU ETS
EU ETS can’t do everything – generous leakage provisions are not the way to run industrial policy. The EU wants to stimulate investment in clean technology but at the same time it wants to protect its industry from competition from … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon pricing, EU ETS, European Commission, leakage, leakage list, political leadership
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Stimulus and response in the EU ETS
We use a carbon tax or an emission trading scheme to stimulate investment in clean technology. The logic of this idea is based on several steps: we charge people for emitting CO2 and as a result some will find ways … Continue reading