A nice turn of phrase using the word "industrial". But residential power users will take the biggest hit. But you are right that we might as well get used to the fact that Obama will likely win and no matter who wins we will end up with some sort of policy. Need to minimize the harm of that policy since we all know the climate benefits of it will be nil.
Doesn't really cover the transportation sector, does it? How about "technological and land-use"? Clunky.
Need to minimize the harm of that policy since we all know the climate benefits of it will be nil.
Forestalling or preventing Greenland ice sheet collapse might be considered a climate benefit. So might preventing loss of biodiversity and preservation of coral reefs (taking a double hit due to increasing SST and ocean acidification).
"All of the above" works for me, with emphasis on nuclear, wind, and biofuel in the immediate future.