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Vantage Point

Vantage Point


If the Cap Fits...
August 2008

By: David Korowicz, Head of Research

In the last newsletter, I discussed why carbon taxes were unlikely to make much of a difference to our emissions reduction efforts.  Fortunately, there are a number of innovative alternatives.

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The Other Urgent Response to Climate Change and Global Justice
August 2008

By: Owenroe Lemass, Chief Engineer and Programme Manager

In the current times of increasing awareness and action on climate change in industrialised nations, it should not go unnoticed that there is an even more urgent need to address the problems already caused by this phenomenon.  Mitigation by reducing carbon emissions has been the byword for action from environmentalists, converted politicians, scientists and green businesses in the West.  But, for a lot of people in our societies, climate change is a nebulous idea and a distant threat that requires a degree of faith or a degree in meteorology to fully absorb its veracity and significance.

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