High-flying, mansion-dwelling lefty Tom Friedman is really concerned about the alleged threat of CO2; also, he's very concerned that the Chinese will figure out solar power

Exclusive Interview: Tom Friedman On The Urgency of Climate Action and Clean Energy Deployment | ThinkProgress

I chatted with Friedman today about the piece and about his current thinking.  What’s ironic is that Friedman is exceedingly pragmatic and evidence-based about climate change and solutions. Here’s what he told me:

• “I’ve never been more concerned about climate change than I am now, especially after having been to Russia and the Middle East recently.”
• “I’m still 100% for a carbon tax.”
• “Addressing climate change is not about R&D.  Breakthroughs come from deployment, and driving prices down come from deployment. Those two together are what give you scalable responses to our climate problem.”
• “The only way you get down the learning curve is deployment. That’s what happened with cell phones. That’s what China is doing with solar power. If we don’t get down the learning curve someone else will.”