A great commentary on exactly why CBA should never rule environmental policy decisions.  I still am fond of breaking down this analysis to family economics though.

To fight the corporate economist mud hole of CBA justification for feudal corporate rule of planet earth, why not try to use CBA itself? 

Prove that renewable/conservation energy policy will improve the monthly bill cycle for real families.  That's a real benefit.  Voters can understand that, no complex theories need be digested.

If we can sell that to Barack, then he can get the subsidies diverted from exxonmob and other corporate welfare recipients.

For instance,  you borrow money for a solar system.  The power company pays you the retail rate for the kwh you provide to the power grid.  And you get a 10 cent per kwh subsidy from the government.  You use that to pay off the extra loan.  loans could be low interest community, coop, or government backed for low income families.

If consumers see a way out of debt, by cutting expensive energy bills, gasoline, heating, electric power, and investing in renewable/conservation.  It will get going in time to head off GHG disaster.

Show a profit to consumers.  Hotcakes Preffered!  Renewable energy boom inevitable.