[Terrapreta] CCS-Caps and trade or Carbon tax (where is buried charcoal?)

[lou gold]

NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (who is or will be in the running for US
President) recently
called for a carbon tax as prefferable to cap and trade. Seems like it may
become a Conservative
ralllying point. Here is the full story:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/bloomberg-calls-for-tax-on-carbon-emissions/




On Nov 4, 2007 5:59 PM, Larry Williams <lwilliams at nas.com> wrote:

> Consideration for the sequestering of atmospheric carbon by using
> prepared charcoal is missing in these video's. Have they discounted
> the potential benefit of buried charcoal or are they unaware of using
> charcoal as a carbon capture technology? Maybe we should look at
> their funding sources to understand their solutions.
>
> What seemed clear is the a carbon tax serves a stable situation (a
> known cost) for business interests over an unstable value for carbon
> found with a cap and trade policy. As we work to understand how to
> recreate a "nova" version of Terra Preta in our own areas, the big
> boys are trying to set polices in place. Does that mean small
> charcoal producers will not be seen as viable. If the parameters are
> stringent then will the small producers be able to afford the
> paperwork or requirements (unspecified at this time) to do business?
>
> Does a portion of this group need to spend time tracking policy
> makers? Or should they be ignored ( a "they will fail to act in time"
> thought)? Is this forum the model that provides for the most
> innovative research?-------Larry
>
>
>
>
> 1) WRI's (World Resource Institute) Venezia discusses new report on
> carbon capture and sequestration
> @ http://www.eenews.net/tv/video_guide/693?page=1&sort_type=date
>
> 2) A Snapshot of Selected .S. Energy Options Today: Climate Change
> and Energy Impacts and Tradeoffs in 2025 @  http://images.wri.org/
> usenergy2025_big.gif
>
> 3) America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191) @ http://
> climate.alston.com/blog.aspx?entry=108
>
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