Pitch
The Climate Action Plan proposes how best to cut emissions locally (in this case in the U.S.), as part of Sam Carana's wider Climate Plan
Description
Summary
Category of the action
Mitigation - Helping U.S. enact carbon price legislation
What actions do you propose?
While the Climate Plan lets local areas decide what works best (provided targets are met), it makes most sense to replace fuel by energy generated in clean ways and to store it in the batteries in electric vehicles that can sell some energy to the grid at times of high demand, as pictured below.
[ from: The way back to 280 ppm ]
Note that, rather than 'setting a price on carbon in the U.S.', the primary goal of the Climate Plan is to reduce the risk of catastrophic warming. Cutting emissions is only one of the Climate Plan's multiple lines of action that are to be implemented in parallel.
Who will take these actions?
The key person to act now is President Obama.
[ from: President Obama, why don't you use your powers? ]
Where will these actions be taken?
The action discussed here focuses on the United States, as this is the question posed by this contest, but similar action could be taken elsewhere. As said, the Climate Plan lets local areas decide what works best, provided targets are met. Many different feebates can be implemented in parallel (depending on local preferences), each targeting cuts in certain emissions (CO2, methane, N2O, soot, etc) and/or other lines of action.
How much will emissions be reduced or sequestered vs. business as usual levels?
Further lines of action are discussed at Sam Carana's Climate Plan (see image below).
What are other key benefits?
What are the proposal’s costs?
Time line
Related proposals
- Reduce Risk of Methane Eruptions from Arctic Ocean Seafloor
https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300102/planId/1307805
- How best to cut emissions locally (in this case in the U.S.)
https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300404/planId/1308407
- Global Plan
https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300701/planId/1308405
- Comprehensive and Effective Climate Plan for Geoengineering
https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300209/planId/1308613