hello, atlasia! most of you probably already have a general idea of who i am, so i'll spare you the long, boring introductory speech. instead, i'll just tell you what my main goal would be if elected to the house.
atlasia is a great nation that has made a lot of great strides since its founding (in any number of different directions), but the issue of global climate change has been, in my opinion, sadly neglected. don't get me wrong, there have been a great number of policies about building standards and incandescent light-bulbs and green energy, but these only affect a small slice of the problem. atlasia is responsible for less than 15% (and falling) of global greenhouse gas emissions, and has little direct influence over the ever-growing cloud of pollution emanating from other countries (and, of course, the merit of burdening developing economies with often-stifling regulations is a hotly-debated topic).
a large-scale climate-engineering project is, and i don't think it is too melodramatic to say this, the only way to save the world. as representative, therefore, i would devote the utmost effort to getting such a plan passed, no matter how much it costs or how much opposition it encounters. i believe this is a challenge atlasia, and i, will be forced to face sooner or later regardless, and that decisive action now will save us a great deal of difficulty in the future.
so please join me in this campaign, and give atlasia and the whole world a future worth living in.
So it sounds to me like most of what has been done about climate change is fiddling around the edges. Has there been any movement on anything like a carbon tax or cap and trade? If so, what is your stance on that?
What, generally, would a "large-scale climate-engineering project" consist of, and could it be supplemented with a carbon tax or other measures designed to discourage the emission of greenhouse gases and to transform the structure of the economy and technology away from fossil fuels?
