Comments on: Talking about climate change http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/ commentary on all things Taiwanese -- Taichung, Taiwan Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David on Formosa » More about climate change http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-81277 David on Formosa » More about climate change Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:48:40 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/#comment-81277 [...] Comments David Reid on Talking about climate changeowshawng on Talking about climate changeMovies and Film Blog » All about Ang Lee on All about [...] [...] Comments David Reid on Talking about climate changeowshawng on Talking about climate changeMovies and Film Blog » All about Ang Lee on All about [...]

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-80915 David Reid Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:00:17 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/#comment-80915 owshawng, you are right. Politics with its short term electoral cycles is not well suited to solving a long term problem like climate change. Taiwan's dysfunctional legislature makes it even worse. In the next few years I think most countries will start to implement policies to tackle the problem. Taiwan cannot afford to be left behind. In the long term the cost of doing nothing will be far greater than the cost of trying to solve the problem. owshawng, you are right. Politics with its short term electoral cycles is not well suited to solving a long term problem like climate change. Taiwan’s dysfunctional legislature makes it even worse.

In the next few years I think most countries will start to implement policies to tackle the problem. Taiwan cannot afford to be left behind. In the long term the cost of doing nothing will be far greater than the cost of trying to solve the problem.

]]> By: owshawng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-80793 owshawng Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:33:13 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/12/talking-about-climate-change/#comment-80793 David, Unfortunately I doubt any politician will follow your suggestions. They only care about getting elected and rewarding their supporters. If your suggestions were implemented, by the time they started having a noticeable impact, the politicians who authorized them would most likely be retired or have passed away. David,

Unfortunately I doubt any politician will follow your suggestions. They only care about getting elected and rewarding their supporters. If your suggestions were implemented, by the time they started having a noticeable impact, the politicians who authorized them would most likely be retired or have passed away.

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