Oliver Tickell

Author and Journalist

Tickell is the author of “Kyoto 2” (2008), in which he sets out a novel international framework for the control of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that promises to be effective, efficient, and equitable in contrast to the existing Kyoto Protocol and its failing flexibility mechanisms. Tickell’s extensive environmental knowledge and understanding were acquired as a journalist writing on environmental issues over a career spanning some 20 years. He has written for all the UK’s broadsheet newspaper titles and numerous magazines, including New Scientist, the Ecologist, and BBC Wildlife. He also spent a period as a dedicated environment correspondent for the Independent.

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Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money

With Peter Huber, Bjorn Lomborg, L. Hunter Lovins, Philip Stott, Oliver Tickell, Adam Werbach

January 13, 2009

To combat global climate change, green activists and consumers are calling for major reductions in carbon emissions. Proponents argue that the effects of climate change, like the loss of rainfall and the spread of disease, will be catastrophic unless we act now. On the other hand, opponents say that this global issue cannot be addressed without international cooperation and spending vast American resources on emission programs misallocates resources without substantial benefit. Are reductions in carbon emissions worth the money?

Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money

With Peter Huber, Bjorn Lomborg, L. Hunter Lovins, Philip Stott, Oliver Tickell, Adam Werbach

January 13, 2009

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Major Reductions in Carbon Emissions are Not Worth the Money

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