Cap & Dividend Explained

The 7-minute explanation of the 50-year solution to global climate change all laid out by the director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• ccan
• tidwell
• climate
• change
• global
• warming
• cap
• trade
• dividend
• economy
• carbon
• emissions

[researchsiempre]

Sir, haven't you gotten the memo from the IPCC? The planet is cooling. Global warming is so 10 years ago. Anthropogenic climate change has yet to be proven-- and who exactly will be collecting these carbon taxes?

[tallneil]

And where will the money come from that is needed to invest in renewables?

Honestly- can you clarify?

PS - looking for Simple solutions to very complex problems may not be the answer.

I can explain Cap and Trade using just as simple language but it doesn't mean it is simple.

What you should be looking for is long term and principle based solutions. Ex- we need to slow the systematic extraction of substances extracted from the earths crust at any cost...

[tallneil]

Won't the company just keep pumping oil and passing the bill for the amount that is above their cap onto the consumer. So the price goes crazy high, the oil company makes more more money and pumps faster?

And if people started gettign these dividend cheques which are basically covering the cost of their energy use...aren't they just going to drive more and turn the heat up (rebound effect).

[MiggityMar]

How was FDR right you moron? Social Security is going broke and they just passed up this year's cost of living increase with no increase. Chucky is right man. You need to get off the internet and quit promoting your filth, and get some Just for Men Gel.

[CHUCKYCHUCKYBOBUCY]

Taxes won't, and have never fixed anything in history.

Firstly, carbon has very little effect on the greenhouse effect. Global warming simply isn't caused by carbon. Secondly, do you really think the idea of new taxes is going to be used for your idiot "share the wealth" program. No, it's just a wealth redistribution system that the Haliburtons of the world will benefit from. Ugly people like you are just pawns in the grand scheme of it.

Go kill yourself. You're a complete fucking jack-ass NAZI.

[cieslafoundation]

Outstanding Mike!

Brilliantly presented and persuasive.

Lise

[SolamenteJames]

I don't understand why these few hundred companies won't pass 100% of the permit costs onto consumers. Then say "Hey, what's the big deal, you're getting these dividend checks." Can someone explain how this will work?