Because countries like the U.S. and states such as Wisconsin have shown great reluctance to take any meaningful steps to cut annual greenhouse gas emissions released from their jurisdictions, especially by the transportation and utilities sectors of their economies, it is more important than ever for government lawmakers at the state and federal level to provide higher financial incentives than even those suggested in my Concern NOW proposal. The incentive tables need to be updated to provide more drastic and timely reductions in GHG emissions, since the world could be on the verge of what planetary scientists call “runaway global warming”, where the speed of global warming is amplified by positive (more) warming in the system; in essence, the current warming sets other warming forces in motion, creating a compounding effect. This is a very real and dangerous condition that must be avoided at all costs.

Therefore,the Conserve, NOW incentives plan is being revised and simplified as follow: