[MHGinTN]

In the segment from his speech, dealing with mitigation of gloabl warming, the following is offered matter of factly by Holdern:
"We could reduce the growth of energy use by reducing population growth, by reducing the growth of GDP per person, or by reducing the ratio of energy to GDP."

[MHGinTN]

And the following assertion by Holdern seems to be what is guiding the current cap and tax elgislation! ...
"I believe the only politically acceptable basis for a global agreement will be equal per-capita emissions rights, which means people who are emitting above the allowable global average will have to pay people who are emitting below the allowable global average for their emissions permits."