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Originally Posted by Raellus
It's all about human nature regarding instant versus delayed gratification and taking the path of least resistance. And the profit motive.
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As someone who has looked closely at the underlying math, I feel there is a huge profit motive behind the whole "Carbon credits" and "Carbon Tax" schemes (my word of choice).
I personally am a "denier" regarding carbon dioxide. If there has any human effect on weather (most admit there has been no warming since 1998) i feel that methane, deforestation, and urbanization would have had an equal or larger effect than carbon dioxide (which by my research mathematically suggests it could not provide more than a 1/3 of a degree C net effect), but IMO carbon dioxide has been made the villain because it is easier for people to make money off it.
I don't want this forum to descend into posts of conflicting studies, but I feel that the case is no where near closed on this matter.