The clearance of grassland releases 93 times the amount of greenhouse gas that would be saved by the fuel made annually on that land, said Joseph Fargione, lead author of [one study], and a scientist at the Nature Conservancy. “So for the next 93 years you’re making climate change, just at the time when we need to be bringing down carbon emissions.” Studies deem biofuels a greenhouse threat, Elizabeth Rosenthal, 'New York Times', 8 February
The decisions about how to prevent climate change are being taken by a handful of politicians on the basis of what...a hunch? Whatever bests suits motorists? Least political resistance? The short-term interests of agribusiness combines? Whatever the basis, it's got very little to do with preventing climate change and verges on the insane. A Climate Stability Bond regime would be different. Decisions about how best to prevent climate change would be made by a large group of people who would be highly motivated to bring about climate stability as efficiently as possible. It's the size of the group, their diversity and their motivation that make all the difference. The current system is certain to be unnecessarily expensive, politically divisive and have ghastly consequences for the land. Now the latest science shows it's going to nothing to prevent climate change. Madness.
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