Sentences with phrase «effective global carbon price»

But experts speaking at today's Economist Energy Summit in London agreed that an effective global carbon price just isn't going to happen.

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An effective carbon tax has already been imposed on the global public by the oil price rise, which of course increases the price of things which have to be moved around — ie.

Consider the challenge of putting a price on carbon — arguably our most effective policy tool in averting global climate disaster.

Müller believes polycarbonates could serve as effective carbon sinks for the millions of tons of emissions spewed by coal - fired plants; assuming the price tag for any such technology is within limits - and that the capacity for economies of scale exists - it could, as he states, be a «significant contribution» towards global efforts to slash carbon emissions.

Multiple lines of scientific evidence overwhelmingly show that human greenhouse gas emissions are the dominant cause of the current global warming, that the consequences of that warming will on the whole be bad, and that there are cost - effective solutions to the problem, of which carbon pricing systems are a critical component.

However, introducing effective carbon pricing at the required global level is not a realistic option today and may not be for decades.

Moreover, any effective regulatory strategy must be global and must, by most accounts, establish a harmonized price for carbon.