Canuck wrote:
Really? We don't need to understand the system before deciding how to "fix" it? We can just go monkeying around, implement some trillion dollar policy, and just "hope" it works?
No I don't suggest that at all. We do not understand all the causes of cancer but we treat the symptoms and try to minimise the risk of its occurrence, for example, by modifying our diet or behaviour. We need to do something similar with regard to Climate Change.
Regarding coal in developing countries--where do you think it comes from? My country at the moment is doing very well in the current financial crisis as we are a very, very large supplier of coal, gas and iron ore to China and also India. That is the dilemma. It would be harder for our country to stop exporting coal than it is for individuals to give up smoking. At the moment we are hoping for the Holy Grail of Clean Coal!
