tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post4101517196009701027..comments2023-12-20T08:18:00.872+10:00Comments on kae's bloodnut blog: Carbon trading scheme could close mineskaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-19912477479839084022008-09-29T09:02:00.000+10:002008-09-29T09:02:00.000+10:00That's what it's designed to do.Well put, Wand. It...<I>That's what it's designed to do.</I><BR/><BR/>Well put, Wand. It's a simple concept, and should be apparent to everyone who has the slightest capacity to work out the consequences of their actions.<BR/>For those who do not have that capacity, here is an explanation:<BR/><BR/>The carbon trading scheme cannot reduce emissions unless it reduces energy use.<BR/>The only way it can achieve reduction in energy use is to make energy too expensive to use.<BR/>Costs of business rise rapidly until they equal revenue earned by business.<BR/>Consequence: A large cut in emissions as businesses close down or move off-shore.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15372213190811407871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-11701025200938131532008-09-29T06:46:00.000+10:002008-09-29T06:46:00.000+10:00Carbon trading scheme will close Visy plants.<A HREF="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24416686-11949,00.html" REL="nofollow">Carbon trading scheme will close Visy plants.</A>Wandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784695856838507417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-44871124515659208372008-09-27T09:22:00.000+10:002008-09-27T09:22:00.000+10:00Carbon trading scheme could just about shut down A...<I>Carbon trading scheme could just about shut down Australia.</I><BR/><BR/>That's what it's designed to do. Has nobody noticed?Wandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784695856838507417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-26373952917876590012008-09-27T00:16:00.000+10:002008-09-27T00:16:00.000+10:00We just went driving down the Great Ocean Road, Ka...We just went driving down the Great Ocean Road, Kae, and one thing that had me totally gobsmacked was the signage a few kms out from a plantation:<BR/><BR/>In big letters, it says, "Plantation Harvesting and Reforestation on Private Land."<BR/><BR/>I was so offended just to drive past the sign. Sure the hills were looking pretty bald, but ffs, there's something wrong when a company feels obliged to state that they are on private land and are replanting. <BR/><BR/>Of course, that's smack bang in the middle of the Otways, and there are far too many of the econongs there. <BR/><BR/>As my godfather put it when I asked him about the signs, (paraphrasing) the greenies have accomplished one or two things.... at the expense of a lot of businesses.Nilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872495050796257177noreply@blogger.com