What David MacKay thinks about government

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Physicist. Professor at the University of Cambridge from 1995 to his death in 2016, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change from 2009 to 2014. Wrote Sustainable Energy — without the hot air (2008), which he published free at withouthotair.com.

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1. 3 Nov 2008

   Our readingFree markets alone cannot solve environmental and energy problems; legislation, regulation, and taxation are also necessary.

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   Their wordsSo, while markets may play a role, it’s silly to say “let the market handle it all.” Surely we need to talk about legislation, regulations, and taxes.

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