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The power of forecasting

by Jacob Arfwedson
In the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt asked his administration to undertake a vast exploratory study of future technologies. A group of researchers eventually produced a voluminous report with fascinating insights. There was only one little glitch: the document did not foresee television, plastics, jet planes, organ transplants, laser technology, or even ballpoint pens.
As Ludwig [...]

12 Reasons The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is an Environmental and Economic Failure

HOLGER THUSS (Jena)

In 2005 the EU created an ambitious EU-wid

e Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to tackle the alleged growing threat from global warming.
The idea of a market-based solution to pollution control is appealing.