Thomas Friedman's Op-Ed in Sunday's NYTimes presented a great argument for a establishing a fixed, durable price on carbon. As a vote on cap and trade nears in Congress, this timely piece is a great read explaining why a carbon price mechanism is necessary.
Friedman beseeches President Obama to convey the carbon issue to the people with the "passion and clarity needed to move the country." He admits the task will require more than one speech, but gives the President some ideas of where to start:
“My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you about a new economic law. You’ve heard of Moore’s Law in information technology. I’d like to speak to you about the ‘Law of More’ in energy technology. Americans, Indians, Chinese, Africans, we all want more — more comfort in our homes, more mobility in our lives, more technologies with which to innovate. But there is only one way all 6.3 billion of us can have more and not make this an unlivable planet, and that is by living our lives and running our businesses in more sustainable ways and properly accounting for it."
Read the entire Op-Ed from the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, columnist and author here
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