Lanterna Rally

Author: Donn D. Dears

Publisher:

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 9780981511900

Carbon Folly identifies the sources of CO2 emissions in the United States and whether these emissions can be significantly reduced. Some people believe that CO2 emissions are causing global warming and are petitioning Congress to pass Cap & Trade regulations.Carbon Folly examines the technologies that have been proposed for cutting CO2 emissions, and whether any of them are actually ready to significantly cut CO2 emissions. Congress is poised to enact Cap & Trade regulations that require cutting CO2 emissions by up to 80%. The book examines whether Congress is putting the cart before the horse by proposing Cap & Trade regulations before knowing whether these technologies will actually work. If technologies are not available for cutting CO2 emissions, could Cap & Trade regulations irreparably harm the American economy and destroy jobs?Nuclear, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, IGCC power plants, Clean Coal, Hydrogen, Electric Cars, Wind and other renewable are all examined to see how they might contribute to cutting CO2 emissions.America?s population is forecast to increase by 139 million by 2050 from the 2000 census. This increased population equals the total population of the United States during WWII. How will this affect cutting CO2 emissions? And how does this increase in population compare to Europe?s when the EU is pressuring the U.S. to cut its emissions of CO2?