Opinion: In Thursday’s Letters to the editor
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In Thursday’s Letters to the editor, readers show they aren’t as skeptical of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s climate summit as The Times’ editorial board is. Derek Walker, director of California Climate Initiatives for the Environmental Defense Fund, writes:
Kudos for highlighting the governor’s climate summit. But thumbs down for misconceptions about how to lower carbon emissions. A well-regulated cap-and-trade market can turbocharge the state’s innovation engine. Carbon taxes would only slow growth. By linking California’s carbon market to rain forest conservation, tropical leaders are challenged to act -- and the cost of climate protection would be lowered for everyone. It’s true this would require careful oversight. But if California’s carbon market engages some of the biggest emitters and low-carbon energy technologies, Schwarzenegger will have scored big for the planet.
Mockery for the U.S. military’s inability to stop some Somali pirates, thoughts for an improved FCC, and more on Detroit’s meltdown, too.
* Photo of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills by Nick Ut / AP.