5:30am dispatch: behind the scenes of planning the climate actions in DC
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maasanova
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The climate is supposed to change.
http://www.green-agenda.com/carboncurrency.html
Carbon – the new currency by 2050.
Miliband plans carbon trading 'credit cards' for everyone
Every citizen would be issued with a carbon "credit card" - to be swiped every time they bought petrol, paid an energy utility bill or booked an airline ticket - under a nationwide carbon rationing scheme that could come into operation within five years, according to a feasibility study commissioned by the environment secretary, David Miliband, and published today.
The idea was floated in a speech in the summer, but the detailed proposals show Mr Miliband is serious about trying to press ahead with the radical idea as a central part of his climate change strategy. Under the scheme, everybody would be given an annual allowance of the carbon they could expend on a range of products, probably food, energy and travel. If they wanted to use more carbon, they would be able to buy it from somebody else. The report admits huge questions would have to be resolved, including the risk of fraud, the relationship to ID cards, and costs. However Mr Miliband said "bold thinking is required because the world is in a dangerous place".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/jan/24/business.travelnews
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maasanova
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sk8bs55
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too fresh, too fresh! why didn't i hear of this? you all need to step up your game and advertise your campaign! keep us posted man. fight the good fight.
- 2 years ago
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sk8bs55
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seanalyn
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awesome thanks for reporting! keep us all posted! I cant wait to see what comes out of this!
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seanalyn
