tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451989601890385172.post2682895022409420096..comments2023-09-25T21:20:27.863+10:00Comments on Nuclear Australia: James Hansen sends the Obamas a personal appealEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021931700499537674noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451989601890385172.post-66325887447313559332009-01-03T05:08:00.000+11:002009-01-03T05:08:00.000+11:00David,If you dig a bit deeper into Hansen's materi...David,<BR/><BR/>If you dig a bit deeper into Hansen's material, you'll find some of your points echoed in the November 3 workshop. Further details may be found at <A HREF="http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/2008/MiniWorkshop_all/" REL="nofollow">this link</A>.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021931700499537674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451989601890385172.post-58935466247940951832009-01-03T04:00:00.000+11:002009-01-03T04:00:00.000+11:00I applaud the urgency and clarity of Dr. Hansen’s ...I applaud the urgency and clarity of Dr. Hansen’s letter. My concern is that while great attention is paid to the supply side of the energy equation, very little is given to the demand side, beyond the indirect effects of a carbon tax. <BR/><BR/>76% of the energy produced by our coal plants goes to operate our buildings. Dollar for dollar, investment in energy retrofits of our existing buildings David Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643646700807136781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451989601890385172.post-75401839861371683712009-01-02T20:24:00.000+11:002009-01-02T20:24:00.000+11:00Thanks for another good comment John.I am an engin...Thanks for another good comment John.<BR/><BR/>I am an engineer, not an economist. Hanson's ideas seem interesting - if only for a thought exercise. In particular, I note the suggestion of a duty on imported goods related to the emissions used to create them.<BR/><BR/>One goal of the Australian ETS is to sustain our economy. But an emissions import duty applied by a major world market such as theEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021931700499537674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451989601890385172.post-56611944100426573182009-01-02T09:19:00.000+11:002009-01-02T09:19:00.000+11:00I have to disagree with Hansen on several counts. ...I have to disagree with Hansen on several counts. A tradeable cap hits the physical target every time and is lower cost in a recession. The same dubious offsets that bedevil current schemes will re-emerge as deductions in a carbon tax. I also believe he undermines his credibility endorsing the myth of large scale carbon capture and storage. Similarly any nuclear renaissance should assume current John Newlandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692229391203582830noreply@blogger.com