Increases in manufacturing reveal benefits early, one can track the benefit at all stages and report the benefits to the public quickly. According to a statement released by the Center for American Progress, "solar panels don't install themselves. Wind turbines don't manufacture themselves. Homes and buildings don't retrofit or weatherize themselves. In our industrial society, trees don't even PLANT themselves, anymore. Real people must do all of that work." The public wants a quick fix, they want to start hearing that the economy is doing better and a focus on manufacturing will accomplish this. Additionally, there has been increasing pressure on the White House to focuses on alternative energy sources. Such a policy would gain favor with democratic and liberal environmentalists.
4. Do you consider your views to be more aligned with a classical or Keynesian approach to economic thinking? Explain. (There is no right or wrong answer). See module 1 for resources if needed.
My views on alternative energy and climate economics is closely tied to monetarist ways of thinking about economics. Monetarism is mostly associated with Milton Friedman who worked within the Keynesian framework of economics. According to Michael Hoexeter's article on climate policy, the economics of climate change focus on setting a price for carbon. Keynesian economics advocates active policy responses by the public sector and enables...
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