New Jersey scientists oppose cap-and-trade, support carbon tax

“Cap-and-trade is a pretty lousy idea,” says Paul Falkowski, Ph.D., director of Rutgers University’s Energy Institute. “It doesn’t reduce emissions in the near term, and we have to reduce, not just keep emissions steady. If we put a cap on and start trading, we’ll slowly get off a carbon diet, but it’s not going to be a steep curve, and it’s going to be painful.”

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Posted on December 28, 2009 · in USA

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