How Much Would You be Willing to Pay to Combat Climate Change?

Not much if you're a typical Californian. And are they so much different from typical Washingtonians?

Here's the Reuters story on a recent survey.

Most Californians won't support the state's ambitious efforts to fight global warming if they lead to sharply higher energy costs, according to a survey commissioned by a pro-business group released on Thursday.    

Sixty-three percent of 1,000 registered California voters surveyed this month said they supported the goal of cutting greenhouse gases, but that support fell to 47 percent when the question included the likelihood of higher energy costs.

Power Line understands the dissonance.

Reducing carbon emissions will be popular until someone actually tries to do it, and the consequences become apparent. It's a bit shocking that, as this survey suggests, a considerable number of people don't understand that reducing carbon consumption means higher energy costs.

Right.