Chimp_Logic wrote on Sep 30
th, 2013 at 10:34am:
No, I am not in favour of it, because the so called FREE MARKET combined with a taxing disincentive is ineffectual and inherently corrupt.
Did the world place a tax on CFCs and introduce a CFC trading regime on the stock market to mitigate the effects of CFCs on the ozone layer?
There was an international agreement to regulate and then finally ban CFCs from the environment.
Hey I agree on this issue, my two cents is why not simply spend the money here in Australia at grass roots level.
Just by converting our boilers over to LNG we would reduce our CO2 emissions by 25%, if we also use the latest technology in capturing pollution form coal fired power stations such as
1. Electrostatic precipitators - soot
2. Fabric Filter bags -soot
3. Scrubbers - CO2
We would be one of the cleanest industrialized nations on Earth, sure it will cost billions but only ONCE.
It wont be financial slavery for ever, and along the way we could encourage clean energy technology.
Tell me why should ten percent of Australia's carbon tax revenue be given over to the United Nations Environmental program, WTF are the UN going to do for us apart from hand us hefty finds if we don't meet the 5% target by 2020.
Quote:How is the ozone layer doing now Ajax? Have you checked? Do you care?
Go and ask those smacking poms who blew the hole in our ozone in the 1950's testing their nuclear weapons.
While you're there ask them to fix it since they caused it, and to clean up all their nuclear rubbish that still lingers in central Australia.
Quote:My initial approach would be the TOTAL BAN of subsidies and grants to the any industry that emits CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuels or engages in other Carbon emitting activities such as de-forestation etc.
It will free up 1.4 trillion dollars world wide EACH YEAR, that can be used for tackling other social and environmental problems facing the human population.
Hey i'm right with you on this one........!!!!!
Quote:(that 1.4 trillion dollars incidentally does NOT include the cost of many wars which are OIL or energy related. I net you haven't seen a war that has been over a Hydro electric dam or solar resources.)
Again a agree....!!!!....no argument from me....!!!!
Quote:The question is, Mr Ajax, is WHY you prefer to gallop along business as usual? Who are you to do nothing, and condemn future generations to the scrap heap?
Because the very same people that start wars for energy are the same that want to tax us all on the air we breath.
That's why...................!!!