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To: Eric who wrote (67939)	1/15/2016 11:33:40 AM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Recommended By Thomas A Watson Respond to of 86347

That was a load of bollocks. But at least they got one bit right: <Carbon pricing is the most efficient way to cut pollution.> As I said to my boss in BP Oil back in 1984, if CO2 did become a problem it could be fixed by way of a carbon tax without countervailing cuts and dividends so that an old lady could still drive her car if she wished, even at $20 a litre tax, if the tax came back as dividends. She would of course choose to walk or combined journeys or some other way of solving the problem requiringa trip and pocekt the $20 for more important spending. But my idea has never been needed. CO2 is a solution, not a problem. The water cycle and ecosphere are much more important in Global Warmig than is CO2 going from 300 ppm to 400 ppm Mqurice

To: Eric who wrote (67939)	1/16/2016 1:29:15 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Respond to of 86347

The most recent report of the IPCC Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability) - Fifth Assessment) doesn't take such an alarmist view. Executive Summary This chapter assesses the implications of climate change on economic activity in key economic sectors and services, on economic welfare, and on economic development. For most economic sectors, the impact of climate change will be small relative to the impacts of other drivers (medium evidence, high agreement). Changes in population, age, income, technology, relative prices, lifestyle, regulation, governance, and many other aspects of socioeconomic development will have an impact on the supply and demand of economic goods and services that is large relative to the impact of climate change. {10.10} ipcc-wg2.gov