Greg and List
This is partially to support your comment and especially to urge more
dialogue along these lines.
I say “partially” because much of US energy policy is state directed.
Mr. Trump received less than 1 out of 3 votes in your home state of California.
I guess that California will now speed up, not slow down, its transition to
RE. At a GDP of more than $2.5 trillion (6th largest in the world), California
can support a lot of CDR activities (and already is supporting biochar).
My state, Colorado, has fewer resources, and we have a split
legislature, but we also have a state RE history and (now) activist
responsibility. The city of Denver is active in these areas - and neither this
city nor state has been assuming much Federal help. But (to repeat) my hope is
for California and your two northern state neighbors. Thank goodness for their
progressive histories.
see bit more below
> On Nov 9, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Greg Rau <gh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trump-win-raises-questions-about-un-climate-deal/2016/11/09/85a38028-a686-11e6-ba46-53db57f0e351_story.html
>
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/trump-win-raises-questions-about-un-climate-deal/2016/11/09/85a38028-a686-11e6-ba46-53db57f0e351_story.html>
>
> Quoting the article:
> "Trump pledged in May to “cancel” the Paris deal.
>
> He has called for stripping regulations to allow unfettered production of
> fossil fuels — a key source of emissions — and rescinding the Clean Power
> Plan, an Obama administration strategy to fight climate change.
>
> In May, Trump told an oil and gas conference in North Dakota he would “save
> the coal industry” and stop all payments of U.S. tax dollars to global
> warming programs.
>
> “Trump will try and slam the brakes on climate action, which means we need to
> throw all of our weight on the accelerator,” said May Boeve, leader of the
> 350.org environmental group.
>
> The pro-fossil fuels American Energy Alliance said Trump’s victory presents a
> chance to reset “harmful energy policies” in the U.S.
>
> “He has laid out an energy plan that puts the needs of American families and
> workers first,” said the group’s president, Thomas Pyle."
>
> GR - I think it’s safe to say that while US emissions have been declining,
> those days appear to be over. [RWL: doesn’t have to be - if we can keep
> proving at a state level that RE is now the least cost option.] We’re now
> putting “the needs of American families and workers first”, and future
> generations and the rest of the planet can fend for themselves. [RWL: I am
> arguing that we have not yet fallen that low - and I guess you don’t believe
> it either - despite an appalling election result.] While leadership in
> reducing global emissions will once again not be coming from the US, we can
> hope that other countries will quickly and (more) effectively fill the
> vacuum. [RWL: agreed.] Meantime, with emissions reduction having been
> dealt another major setback, now is the time to seriously solicit and
> scientifically evaluate alternative GHG/climate management methods in the
> hope that the planet might have acceptable options beyond inadequate or
> non-existent emissions reduction. [RWL: I whole-heartedly agree with the
> first part of this last sentence. But, I am arguing we can have both - as RE
> has already turned the corner. Both wind and solar are already now least
> cost options.] In some cases, CDR can also be least cost.
Ron
>
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