My hope is that next year, the Senate will move ahead with a bill comparable to the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act that was passed by the House.
A good summary of ACES is
here.
It will stimulate the development of new and cleaner energy resources; provide for (require) greater energy efficiency in automobiles, buildings appliances, etc; and address the issue of excessive CO2 emissions (the most controversial provisions).
And despite the "sky is falling" rhetoric from the opposition, IMO, the cost to taxpayers is more than reasonable..estimated by several sources (CBO, EIA, EPA) as between 25 cents and 50 cents per day or $83 to $175 per year..excluding the savings that consumers would see from the proposed energy efficiency standards.
We can keep debating the issue of polar bears, cow flatulence, and whether excessive man-made CO2 emissions impact the natural atmospheric/environmental balance and may or may not contribute to climate change...or we can act.
IMO, it is time to act.