Carbon-trading systems will likely be a boon to lawyers, lobbyists and arbitrage junkies, a panel on emissions trading heard at the International Economic Forum of the Americas conference underway in Montreal.
But it is unlikely that the requisite global trading mechanisms will be in place and working quickly enough to rescue the planet from a climate catastrophe, Michael Dorsey, an environmental studies professor at DartmouthCollege in the U.S., said.
For years, United, American, and other airlines have led massive lobbying efforts against regulations to prevent climate change.
The EU and many member states have set limits for how much manure farmers are allowed to apply in their fields, but crucial oversight is lacking.
Robert Wilkie was speaking at a conference co-hosted by the group behind the radical Project 2025 agenda.
Scope of corporate influence underscores concerns the technology will be used to prolong demand for planet-heating natural gas.
Clearing the PR Pollution
Sections
Databases
Topics
Follow
Website by SeriousOtters