“Michael Roddy describes the ecological costs in terms of CO2 emmissions related to choices that builders make when they choose what materials they will build with.” This page has the link to the Roddy’s 10 page PDF.
Excerpts:
…wood framed houses do not last beyond two or three generations without requiring extensive maintenance. In many cases, [...]
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US timber industry
Posted in agriculture, big business, carbon regulation, forests, sustainability on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
zero carbon required
Posted in carbon regulation, climate change, sustainability, world politics on March 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Carbon Output Must Near Zero To Avert Danger, New Studies Say in the Washington Post:
The task of cutting greenhouse gas emissions enough to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures may be far more difficult than previous research suggested, say scientists who have just published studies indicating that it would require the world to cease [...]
CBO: carbon tax vs cap-and-trade
Posted in US politics, carbon regulation, climate change, reports on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released a report, Policy Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions (13 pg summary, 25 pg report), comparing a carbon tax to cap-and-trade schemes.
A tax on emissions would be the most efficient incentive-based option for reducing emissions and could be relatively easy to implement. If it was coordinated among major [...]
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