Comments on: Welcome to the FPA on Climate Change http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/ The official Web log for Great Decisions 2007 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: DamionKutaeff http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-1208 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:58:27 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-1208 Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity, and wish to assit as far as possible. Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I’m glad to join your conmunity,
and wish to assit as far as possible.

]]> by: Bill Hewitt http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-12 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:15:14 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-12 I think that one of the biggest worries in all of this is that the two most populous nations in the world, India and China, seem to be increasing their greenhouse gas contributions nearly exponentially. Plus, as noted in my post “The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate”, they are still producing powerful ozone-depleting substances that have been greatly exacerbating global warming. So, yes, population growth and how large developing nations proceed in their resource use is a big concern. You are right to flag it and you will see it addressed here. I think that one of the biggest worries in all of this is that the two most populous nations in the world, India and China, seem to be increasing their greenhouse gas contributions nearly exponentially. Plus, as noted in my post “The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate”, they are still producing powerful ozone-depleting substances that have been greatly exacerbating global warming. So, yes, population growth and how large developing nations proceed in their resource use is a big concern. You are right to flag it and you will see it addressed here.

]]> by: Robert A. McCallister http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-11 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:12:34 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-11 Much has been written about climate change but I see little regarding population impact. The United States had a population of about 140 million in 1940 and today about 300 million and such growth is similar throughout the world. This growth has not only has not only caused an increase of energy use but has also led to a clearing of lands and the release of stored carbon to the atmosphere. This growth will continue for some time with about a 50 percent increase in world population before it stablizes. It seems to me that the current discussion about carbon taxes and other control measures pale in comparison to the population problem. We are all familiar with the situation regarding the arctic hare and the foxes. Well, perhaps that's where we stand today. Much has been written about climate change but I see little regarding population impact. The United States had a population of about 140 million in 1940 and today about 300 million and such growth is similar throughout the world. This growth has not only has not only caused an increase of energy use but has also led to a clearing of lands and the release of stored carbon to the atmosphere. This growth will continue for some time with about a 50 percent increase in world population before it stablizes. It seems to me that the current discussion about carbon taxes and other control measures pale in comparison to the population problem.

We are all familiar with the situation regarding the arctic hare and the foxes. Well, perhaps that’s where we stand today.

]]> by: Chris Young http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-9 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:13:43 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-9 This is great--excellent topic and good writing. Thanks and congratulations for kicking it off! I'd like to see a link provided to the Carbon Tax Center (http://www.carbontax.org/) and maybe a bit of discussion on tax v. trade in the Business and Economics section. I believe that a carbon tax is more politically feasible, in the sense that while weak cap and trade is widely acceptable a cap that will really make a difference is hard. A carbon tax, on the other hand, may be harder to initiate but easier to "get right" for the long haul. Of course intellegent people disagree on this, which is a great reason for the blog to tackle it. This is great–excellent topic and good writing. Thanks and congratulations for kicking it off!
I’d like to see a link provided to the Carbon Tax Center (http://www.carbontax.org/) and maybe a bit of discussion on tax v. trade in the Business and Economics section. I believe that a carbon tax is more politically feasible, in the sense that while weak cap and trade is widely acceptable a cap that will really make a difference is hard. A carbon tax, on the other hand, may be harder to initiate but easier to “get right” for the long haul. Of course intellegent people disagree on this, which is a great reason for the blog to tackle it.

]]> by: Nelson T. Enojo http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-6 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:16:44 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2007/03/05/hello-world/#comment-6 Thank you very much for this valuable information. How I wish to translate it into our local dialect and distribute. Mass media fails to deliver in this part of the world. We are doing it in the traditional way, in banners, road streamers and in our t-shirt. Thank you once again for the information. Pls. keep us posted. Respectfully yours, Nelson T. Enojo Restore Green Movement - Volunteer Province of Southern Leyte, Philippines Thank you very much for this valuable information. How I wish to translate it into our local dialect and distribute. Mass media fails to deliver in this part of the world.

We are doing it in the traditional way, in banners, road streamers and in our t-shirt.

Thank you once again for the information. Pls. keep us posted.

Respectfully yours,

Nelson T. Enojo
Restore Green Movement - Volunteer
Province of Southern Leyte, Philippines

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