Posted on 12/09/2022 5:18:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
At a Washington Post webinar on Thursday, Romney spoke about the necessity of fighting climate change. In his view, the most useful tool would be a carbon tax, which would push the private sector to innovate towards clean energy.
“The folks at MIT, as you probably know, built a model saying, 'Okay, what things that we do, will actually reduce emissions, reduce temperatures or hold temperatures from going up as fast as they have it. What can we do?' And the number one thing, and frankly, the only thing that had a major impact was having a price on carbon, the carbon tax either through or through a whole series of mechanisms, but a carbon tax or some kind of price on carbon with border adjustment taxes. That's the only thing that has a significant impact,” Romney said.
“I would note that a price on carbon is a way of not just raising money for the government. That's not the purpose of it," he went on to explain. "The price the reason for putting a price on carbon is to create a massive incentive for the private sector to innovate and to create innovations. Which will be low emitting, and low cost, and therefore will be adopted not just here, but adopted voluntarily in India and Brazil and China. That's what we have to do do things that get accepted globally."
He went on to criticize the Democrats' approach to climate change, saying they pursue policies that "sounds good, but won't make a difference." Particularly, spending money on insulating buildings and buying electric cars is ineffective in the long term, he argued, as CO2 emissions will still go up globally.
"We have to do things that will be adopted everywhere. Not just things that make us feel better about ourselves.”
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Of course he does.
The main objective for 2024 is ousting this RINO GOPE pile of equine post digested oats
“Hold my beer.”
- Mauna Loa
“The main objective for 2024 is ousting this RINO GOPE pile of equine post digested oats”
Just like with Murkowski, priority one of the Ruling Oligarchy will be to ensure Romney’s reelection. Because he’s a wolf in our fold.
And McConnell will convince him to run again...for democracy.
There are lies, and then there are damnable Romney lies.
Way to go, Utah.
Reason #834 why wealth sovereigns should be prohibited from government.
“In his view, the most useful tool would be a carbon tax, which would push the private sector to innovate towards clean energy.”
What a tool. A better technology would be welcomed. No need to nudge. I despise these people with a white hot passion. They are extremely dangerous to life as we know it.
Does Utah have ranked choice voting? Or is it normal and American?
Repeal the 17th Amendment!
State legislatures couldn’t do worse!
I have never agreed with the “repeal the 17th” people, but since elections are fixed and worthless I’m for anything that ends the shams. Go for it. Let our nonresponsive gang of local thieves appoint the national Capone gang.
Does Romney own more than one house? if so why; if he’s all so concerned about our carbon footprint. Every one of these preening elites needs to prove themselves by first sacrificing their private jets and extra residences. When the 100’s of private jets stop flying into Davos each year, then we’ll know the elites are serious; otherwise it is all about virtue signaling and destroying the middle class.
Speaking of useful tools . . .
What idiots voted for this moron for our nominee?
Mittens is worth somewhere around a billion. I’d wager the clothes on my back that his “carbon footprint” is 10,000 times bigger than your or mine.
In both your cases that’s your local problem but the Founding Fathers intended it that way. This 100+ year old experiment in increasing “democratization” & diminishing the states corporate role in national policy is clearly a failure!
Rommney = Democrat in Republican Drag
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