Greens need only open their own walletsGreens need only open their own wallets | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog
Alex Robson says the greens are wrong - there is indeed a way that individuals can cut Australia’s emissions under Kevin Rudd’s plan to issue permits to emit greenhouse gases: Instead of complaining about big business not reducing emissions, individuals would readily be able to ease their green consciences, not by installing a solar panel or pink insulation batts, but by going into the marketplace, buying permits, and directly paying “polluters” not to “pollute"… Indeed, by implementing the buy-and-hoard strategy, the ETS creates a unique opportunity for climate lobbyists to achieve any aggregate emissions target they desire, as long as they are willing to put their money where their mouths are.Easy done. So what’s the problem?
And therein lies the rub: deep down, climate zealots have always preferred government action and regulation to market-based alternatives and the voluntary exchange of permits for cash. Many activists cannot accept the proposition that instead of lobbying and using political influence to get what they want, they might actually have to cough up the dough and put themselves at the mercy of market forces to achieve their aims.Robson could also add that greens want applause (and subsidies) for living conspicuously green lives. Just cutting emissions by buying permits is too clinical.You see, it’s the seeming, rather than the doing, that counts.
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Well said!!
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