tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post9201699436458622170..comments2024-02-07T21:14:26.719+11:00Comments on Oikos: Who do you trust with the challenge of climate change?David Jefferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826563619710355534noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-63704133885190092582007-06-07T11:41:00.000+10:002007-06-07T11:41:00.000+10:00".... So don’t be too worried about the people of ...".... So don’t be too worried about the people of 2100 – they’ll probably be better off materially than you or me."<BR/><BR/>Dave perhaps we could add the proviso - past returns are no guarantee of future performance. We ought to worry greatly about the people of 2100.<BR/><BR/>"To a large extent, climate change is an economic issue. Some of the problems of climate change will be dealt with better by spending money on adapting than by spending money on reducing the severity of climate change.."<BR/><BR/>MMmmm, not really. It's fundamentally an ecologic issue. But we should use economic principles in our efforts to implement solutions that maintains social cohesion and avoids chaos. Be careful not to discount the future. Mitigation and adaptation are of course important and we'll have to work on both. Don't forget that spending on mitigation helps avoid spending on future adaptation.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, keep up the good work !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-86503188803321183792007-06-06T23:08:00.000+10:002007-06-06T23:08:00.000+10:00FANTASTIC post David! Thank you!FANTASTIC post David! Thank you!Eilleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234465657790552289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-6828853364277086472007-06-05T17:55:00.000+10:002007-06-05T17:55:00.000+10:00Thanks Kathryn. Good questions and I'll make sure...Thanks Kathryn. Good questions and I'll make sure I cover them.<BR/>DavidDavid Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826563619710355534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-26098963058489418302007-06-05T13:41:00.000+10:002007-06-05T13:41:00.000+10:00why wouldn't we trust howard after tampa, iraq, aw...why wouldn't we trust howard after tampa, iraq, awb, and ten years of inaction on climate change?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408890.post-87021650395932585092007-06-04T17:14:00.000+10:002007-06-04T17:14:00.000+10:00Thanks for all this information David, I'm finding...Thanks for all this information David, I'm finding your summaries very useful (and understandable). Certainly more understandable than the Sydney Morning Herald - which seems to be at it's indecipherable best on this subject.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you may have covered it already, but I don't really understand the basics of a cap and trade system. How are the caps set? And how does it lead to a reduction in emissions, not just under current levels, but into the future.<BR/><BR/>Basics I know, but I seemed to have missed out on the first level of information.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, KathrynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com