Presenter: Ricky Bradley serves as Information technology director and lead developer of Citizens’ Climate Education and Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s websites. Additionally, Ricky’s focus is on supporting volunteers who are creating the political will for a livable world.

Program Description: Reducing carbon emissions from powerplants, cars, etc., has become a high priority for humans and is being hotly debated in the November elections. Carbon-emitting fuels are the main source of energy in the human economy; when we produce energy—heat or electricity—we tend to use fuels that are burned and which then emit carbon-based molecules into the atmosphere. We pay the retail price for access to this energy, but we don’t pay for the underlying chemistry, the distortionary impact of pollution costs, or the destabilization of our climate system—at least not at retail. If we break down the financing of the cost of doing business in carbon-emitting fuels, we get a list of five basic options we have for paying the cost of using carbon-emitting fuels. Ricky's presentation will present these five basic pricing options and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each option so we can make better decisions for DFW and the world.