"[O]n the left [...] people [...] are outraged at the idea that we’re going to make saving the planet basically a business decision, aligning private incentives with environmental goals so that doing the right thing becomes a profit opportunity rather than a moral duty. That, I think, is what’s behind the furor over cap and trade."
Hmm..., I guess html is not accepted in comments.
ReplyDeleteYou can use the link icon to do this.
ReplyDeleteIt's the thing that looks like a chain 2 icons to the right of the youtube link:
It shoud work: Krugman's post replying to Hansen
Yep, it works.
And by the way, Krugman is not above patronisingly psychologizing people who happen not to agree with him (and to whose arguments he cannot provide substantive answers):
ReplyDelete"[O]n the left [...] people [...] are outraged at the idea that we’re going to make saving the planet basically a business decision, aligning private incentives with environmental goals so that doing the right thing becomes a profit opportunity rather than a moral duty. That, I think, is what’s behind the furor over cap and trade."
Not his finest hour.
Yeah, that argument is bullshit.
ReplyDeletePeople don't like cap and trade because it's repeatedly been a failure.