Re:Stop Calling Each New Disaster “The New Normal”
by 542354234235 on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:34PM
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>Neither of these things required any change from regular people.
Government regulation on business practices. In 1952, London had a smog event that literally killed 12,000 people. Government regulation cleaned up the air and mostly focused on businesses [1]. LA did the same thing [2]. Cap and trade restrictions on SO2 and NOx in the US and EU reduced acid rain causing emissions faster and cheaper than predicted [3]. Force businesses to reduce their CO2 output from their operations and products and they will find they most efficient and profitable way to do so.
Government regulation on business practices. In 1952, London had a smog event that literally killed 12,000 people. Government regulation cleaned up the air and mostly focused on businesses [1]. LA did the same thing [2]. Cap and trade restrictions on SO2 and NOx in the US and EU reduced acid rain causing emissions faster and cheaper than predicted [3]. Force businesses to reduce their CO2 output from their operations and products and they will find they most efficient and profitable way to do so.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London
[2] https://www.aqmd.gov/home/research/publications/50-years-of-...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain