This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution facing
             humanity today. It will also propose one of the first ideas which could more
             effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen as
             one of the first steps in the development of an ecosociety. The notion of a
             viable ecosociety has created considerable problems in terms of deciding the
             most effective and efficient policies to be implemented. Air pollution has
             become one of the most serious environmental problems here at home, and
             throughout the rest of the world. Air pollution is also perhaps one of the more
             politically sensitive problems because of the numerous economic, environmental
             A key step in the policy-making process is to define the problem to be
             remedied. If we can not understand the problem, how are we to know what needs to
             be fixed. Unfortunately, implementing policies on air pollution has the
             politically undesirable effect of having extensive economic consequences on all
             sectors of the economy. Therefore, those policies which lead to the development
             of an ecosociety must be aimed at having the greatest environmental impact while
             creating minimal economic distortions.
             For the purpose of this essay, pollution shall be identified as follows
             "...the deliberate or accidental introduction to the environment of contaminants,
             in the form of either wastes or products " (Bryner, 10). This essay will deal
             with the problem of air pollution. Air pollutants come from heavy industry,
             fumes from automobiles, jet planes and the like. When speaking of the automobile
             alone "...each gallon of gas burned releases 22 pounds of carbon dioxide in the
             atmosphere...the car is the single largest contributor to global warming "
             (Rifkin 179). Although the majority of the problem areas are in the developing
             world, these areas can affect the entire world. The atmosphere is not confined
             to borders l...