No Targets
Emission targets? Promises, promises...
The problem with targets
In the lead-up to climate talks various politicians promise that some future government of their country will reduce emissions.
This is better than nothing but could easily go the same way as a lot of other promises made by politicians.
A much better approach is to have international agreements specifying common actions for each country such as:
- Standard carbon taxes.
- Removal of fossil fuel subsidies.
- Increased fossil fuel royalties.
- Enhanced Feed in Tariffs for all renewable energy.
- Escalating renewable energy quotas.
These commitments can easily and quickly be tested and governments challenged if they fail to keep up.
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