What is the most promising alternative energy source?
The key is having a portfolio of energy options. Wind is promising, and it would be helpful if it was coupled with a nationwide electrical distribution system. Fission power could be playing a much larger role, and I say that as somebody who used to demonstrate against it, in front of nuclear power plants. You’ve criticized the Kyoto Protocol, the international accord to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Why? It’s not enough to restrict emissions to several percentage points below the 1990 level, which Kyoto requires. Strong, long-term reductions in emissions are needed. Also, the Kyoto Protocol restricts emissions in industrialized countries but not in developing countries. Lastly, the amount that countries are allowed to pollute is based on historical patterns–how much those countries polluted in the past–so people who polluted a lot historically get to continue polluting a lot. I would like to see a per capita emission allotment. That would give an incentive for everybody around th
