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by pale-hands 3278 days ago
> I haven't seen anyone on either side put forth detailed policy proposals other than voluntary carbon caps

You missed a carbon tax, in my opinion the mechanism most likely to make a difference.

> In my opinion, advanced technology will solve this problem before any major policy changes are needed.

I agree with you to this extent: with the current state of affairs, only advanced (and as yet untried) technology can avert disaster. I don't think it is at all likely to happen, and major policy changes were needed twenty years ago.