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FBaggins

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1. The free market doesn't DO clean power.

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2013, 01:27 PM

May 2013

With the possible exception of hydro (not much of an option in England), there aren't any clean power sources that can get free market backing. Government needs to encourage them - either with taxes on dirtier forms of production, or incentives for cleaner forms.

But here's the real test. Put a hard tax on carbon that accurately reflects the external costs. See what the free market picks.

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Why the free market can't do nuclear power and our industry is slowly declining (UK) [View all] kristopher May 2013 OP

The free market doesn't DO clean power. FBaggins May 2013 #1

There is no equivalency between renewables and nuclear kristopher May 2013 #2

Then you'll have no problem with my proposal. FBaggins May 2013 #3

How convenient of you to ignore the decades of subsidies for nuclear... kristopher May 2013 #4