tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post5749252845938898525..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Ethics of emissions tradingbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-61204437379312241342013-02-22T01:28:12.075+00:002013-02-22T01:28:12.075+00:00There is some apples and pears here.
The stag pa...There is some apples and pears here. <br /><br />The stag party for the rich provides employment and income for someone who might not otherwise receive either. Heating for impoverished couple is an opportunity for charity. <br /><br />Both are defensible from a Christian understanding. Jesus seemed to be in favour of big parties even as he enjoined compassion for the less fortunate. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644210515956353751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-47160263688798266172013-02-12T12:04:29.923+00:002013-02-12T12:04:29.923+00:00...it is no universal language ensuring morally de...<i>...it is no universal language ensuring morally defensible outcomes in all situations</i><br /><br />I doubt very few people this side of Ayn Rand on the political spectrum would think that the market was meant to, or even could, ensure morally defensible outcomes. The point is usually that markets create efficient outcomes, or perhaps, they are the most efficient way of allocating resources, Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-85829976615214573282013-02-11T10:35:49.698+00:002013-02-11T10:35:49.698+00:00In general, there are many alternatives to the log...In general, there are many alternatives to the logic of the market, depending on context. While market logic is applicable in some instances, it is no universal language ensuring morally defensible outcomes in all situations.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-18341634279689353212013-02-11T10:30:47.170+00:002013-02-11T10:30:47.170+00:00One alternative (with its own serious drawbacks, t...One alternative (with its own serious drawbacks, though it does avoid the problem mentioned) is <a href="http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/Downloads/PDF/L/Low_carbon_world_intro.pdf" rel="nofollow">personal carbon rationing</a>. This would ensure that the emissions associated with basic necessities (heating an OAP's home) are not treated the same as a Londoner's stag party, since the former would (byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-9178189379017012112013-02-10T04:55:54.557+00:002013-02-10T04:55:54.557+00:00But what's the alternative? An effective price...But what's the alternative? An effective price on carbon in one country alone, even in the absence of a trading market, still gives rise to the same issue - but it's still probably the most efficient way of reducing energy usage and carbon pollution. Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.com