Re: Solutions are in the soil
Lloyd Helferty
Thanks, Sam.
The evidence keeps mounting... but "Evidence based Policy" does not seem to be very common these days... :-(
Just ask Chris Ragan from the EcoFiscal Commission. :-P
"Last week, the Progressive Conservatives released their new climate plan, which will replace the cap-and-trade system that they dismantled over the summer."
https://ecofiscal.ca/2018/11/23/youre-conservative-opposes-carbon-pricing-really-conservative/
"the truth is that conservative leaders who oppose carbon pricing are, by default, advocating the use of policies that will actually cost Canadians more. These costs may be hidden, but they will surely be higher."
"If carbon
pricing is so clearly within the tradition of conservatism, why
do today’s conservative leaders reject it so strongly? There are
only two credible answers: Either they aren’t really
conservatives or they don’t really believe climate change is a
serious problem."
Regards,
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Lloyd.
FYI re: soil and carbon.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07587-4
Solutions are in the soil
Increasing the carbon content of the world’s soils by just a small amount would remove a huge amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and also boost soil health, say soil scientist Cornelia Rumpel and her colleagues. They describe eight steps to make soils more resilient to drought, produce more food and store emissions.
Nature | 10 min read
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07587-4
Sam
