The Economist's Digest5

Economics focus // Playing games with the planet
(Originally from The Economist Sep.29~Oct.6)

Summary:
The term” prisoner’s dilemma” is used to describe a situation when everyone is selfish and only chooses the things benefits themselves not the things for everybody, and this term is used to describe the situation of Kyoto Protocol, which is used to stop global warming.
Because the Kyoto Protocol asked the assigned countries to reduce their released carbon-gas, few countries want to slow down their economics to slow down global warming unless they know everybody will do it.
However, an expert gives a suggestion: If there’s a punishment for those who don’t obey? If it can be played on a second round? He believes this will work. At the same time, UN still tries to persuade countries to sign the Kyoto Protocol.
The pro. Itself offers a clear rule to punish betrayers, that is, they have to cut more released carbon-gas in the next round. The expert (mentioned above) also suggests the term of the pro can be shorter, enthusiastic countries should press others to join in, and the rules should change frequently to allow it operating quickly.
Most observers think the America’s policy for global warming will change with its president changing, so as other countries. After all, when it gets the worst, all we have to join in.

What I think:
This article obviously scolds the America and other countries unwilling to sign or obey the Kyoto Protocol. What about those who don’t have the “right” to join in? It’s a question for Taiwan. We should still obey is even though the government’s policy is so “good” that our released carbon-gas amount keeps rising.
Some people give a suggestion that our electricity fees should be higher to reduce the electricity we use so that the fire-powered plant will reduce less gasoline, which harms the earth. As for my advice, is that we can turn our ground parking lot into tree parks so that there’ll be less car on the road because there’s no place to park. Both of them are useful, and will be scolded by people in Taiwan.