> The Climate Bill is a difficult one for a couple of
> reasons: first, the climate bill in question will only make
> a tiny dent in the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the
> USA, and have almost no effect on the amount of these gases
> in the atmosphere — for that, a reduction of at least 50%
> by 2020, and at least 95% by 2030 is required, otherwise
> planetary heating will almost certainly exceed 2C by the end
> of the century. The slower the reductions, the larger the
> overall volume of persistent greenhouse gases (especially
> carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide) in the atmosphere, based
> on average carbon dioxide persistence times of 50-200 years.
> Slow and steady is disasterous!
>
> Second, whatever proposals the finalised bill comes up
> with, even if passed, they will be undercut by corporate
> lobbying, greenwash and “offsetting”. Remember, in the
> industrial world, profit is king, and *nothing* is allowed
> to affect this.

Half of the UK reductions are based on offsetting and trading (includes the far-off CCS), which have no precedent of success at all.

Here’s something about it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/jul/15/working-class-aviation-lobby

Worth reading the comments.