What is the best policy solution to global warming?

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In order to address the threat from global warming we need significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions. A lot of people think we need to put a price on carbon emissions to accomplish this. Many also believe this will spur innovation and create ‘green jobs’. Fossil fuel technologies are already well developed, but renewable and alternative fuel technologies can continue to develop and become more advanced for a long time.

Taking everything into consideration – the climate, environment in general, economy, jobs, etc. – what do you think the best policy solution is for addressing global warming? Does it involve a carbon tax? A cap and trade system? Something else entirely?

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How climate-change might hurt one industry, particular region, or country but help another?

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What is the climate-change problem? How climate-change might hurt one industry, particular region, or country but help another? Which of the two strategies do you think would have the most political support in an election in your home state – carbon-tax or a cap-and-trade strategy ?

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How climate-change might hurt one industry, particular region, or country but help another?

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What is the climate-change problem? How climate-change might hurt one industry, particular region, or country but help another? Which of the two strategies do you think would have the most political support in an election in your home state – carbon-tax or a cap-and-trade strategy ?

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