Greenhouse Gas Reduction

There are many technologies around for Greenhouse Gas Reduction.  Many of these have already been deployed, but most still have a long way to go.  I'm sure I have missed a few.  The brackets show how I would promote them.

• Power Grid
  • Wind Generation [tax rebates, capital gains incentives]
  • Solar Generation [tax rebates, capital gains incentives]
  • Hydro [tax rebates, capital gains incentives]
  • Battery Storage [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
  • Smart Grid [tax rebates]
  • Grid Capacity Improvements [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
• Transportation
  • Electric Vehicles [increase and extend tax rebates]
  • Make public transportation more robust and user friendly [direct investment]
  • Ride sharing [tax rebates, traffic priority]
  • Biofuel [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
• Buildings
  • Improve weatherization [tax rebates]
  • Encourage more efficient heating and air conditioning [tax rebates, capital gains incentives]
  • Investigate practical heat pump designs for cold climates [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
  • Passive Solar for new buildings [tax rebates, capital gains incentives]
  • Solar Hot Water Heating [tax rebates]
• Agriculture
  • Electrification of machinery [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
  • Capture methane from waste and use it to generate power [tax rebates, capital gains incentives, direct investment]
  • Encourage people to eat less meat [public service announcements]

The basic idea is to

• Use tax rebates for existing technology that just needs to be rolled out.
• Use capital gains where more research needs to be done or where significant capital is needed.
• Use direct investment for things that are inherently public functions or where new technology is needed.