I thought his response to a question about this was interesting.
He started by mentioning Australia's bold move, and then went on to say that America was mandating a massive doubling in vehicle fuel efficiency.
America has a road network that we can only dream about, and as a consequence their vehicles drive much greater distances than we do. So the efficiency move must result in a huge reduction in fuel used.
The bottom line is that the US move will probably bring about a better result all round than our negative carbon tax.
It also highlights tha fallacious argument about per-capita emissions. Australia has vast areas uninhabited, whereas the US has people living everywhere. So a per-capita reduction here will have a near zero effect on total emissions, while the US move will have a dramatic effect.
As for us leading the world. Here is a message from a US friend this morning, one who watches and listens to the news all the time;
"They have barely mentioned our man's visit to OZ. Haven't seen a picture of your PM, either."
- Forums
- Political Debate
- obama and carbon tax
obama and carbon tax
-
- There are more pages in this discussion • 1 more message in this thread...
You’re viewing a single post only. To view the entire thread just sign in or Join Now (FREE)
Featured News
Featured News
The Watchlist
AHK
ARK MINES LIMITED
Ben Emery, Executive Director
Ben Emery
Executive Director
SPONSORED BY The Market Online