Originally Posted by barrowaj

But the consequences of failure to control CO2 emissions are dire. The evidence around global warming appears substantial enough that we should be thinking about how we can reduce our emissions, and also get China to reduce our emissions. It doesn't do us any good to just say its an impossible task, throw our hands up in the air and hope that the projections aren't true.

Well, the US could make a difference. I'm not saying we could just stop running on petroleum. But if we could get the hydrogen economy to work, and install more nuclear powerplants, we'd be most of the way there. And while hydrogen energy prices may be more expensive in the short run, the spending on the new technology would help boost the economy. And in the long run, cleaner air would help improve public health, and less CO2 would help us preseve our coastal regions.