The argument goes like this: solutions that might allow us to undo the mess we have made (i.e. sequester previously emitted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere) will give emitters a license to continue to make a mess, and remove any incentives to find new ways to not make a mess (
i.e. carbon free energy).
Since co-ops have lobbied for exemption from
carbon controls (
i.e., the Lieberman / Warner
Energy Security Act of 2007), their emissions could be cost -
free, making an economic justification for investment in unrequired cleanup unlikely at best.