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sharemywin · 2018-08-15 14:12:00+00:00

seems like a carbon tax/credit would help.

revscat | karma 4097 | avg karma 3.61 · | 2019-12-06 04:11:30+00:00

A carbon tax would help a great deal here as well.

mcdonje | karma 1264 | avg karma 2.59 · | 2021-10-23 09:17:48

So, a robust carbon tax.

MichaelZuo | karma 3522 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2023-04-20 23:23:27

I've always thought a carbon credit/tax, or more broadly an externality credit/tax, system, would resolve these issues. Then the users will pay the real cost always, and obviates the need to ponder.

TheDudeMan | karma 1015 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2023-10-27 15:49:25

Carbon tax fixes this?

ttul | karma 8355 | avg karma 3.91 · | 2021-07-22 15:24:23

It’s almost as if there needs to be some form of tax on carbon emissions to help pay for mitigation of the effects of climate change.

adrianN | karma 29995 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2019-08-16 23:46:34

A carbon tax would fix that.

aggie | karma 1097 | avg karma 3.73 · | 2019-12-12 03:49:35+00:00

It's a good argument for a carbon tax.

ryukafalz | karma 5846 | avg karma 3.31 · | 2021-10-23 11:18:14

You're talking about carbon credits, not a carbon tax.

Ginden | karma 297 | avg karma 1.72 · | 2021-11-09 12:34:23

How about carbon tax?

TeMPOraL | karma 106045 | avg karma 3.04 · | 2018-01-30 21:32:18+00:00

I think that a global carbon emissons tax would do the trick.

ajsnigrutin | karma 11590 | avg karma 3.63 · | 2021-08-13 11:14:04

taxing carbon does that.

dzhiurgis | karma 3122 | avg karma 0.65 · | 2014-10-22 12:29:30

> like taxing electricity

Carbon credits?

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amanaplanacanal | karma 4641 | avg karma 1.5 · | 2021-09-09 09:09:16

A carbon tax would go a long way, even if it wouldn’t capture everything.

gourou | karma 516 | avg karma 3.71 · | 2019-07-09 17:32:54+00:00

A possible alternative would be to tax carbon emissions

p1mrx | karma 6431 | avg karma 3.24 · | 2020-01-16 00:21:41+00:00

I think a well-designed carbon tax would be useful for converting environmental returns into economic returns.

cascom | karma 1986 | avg karma 3.01 · | 2022-02-04 08:20:34

Seems like a great example where a carbon tax would incentivize the right behaviors.

lutorm | karma 8367 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2021-08-09 18:05:34

It seems a strategy that might work is pairing the carbon tax with a universal refundable tax credit such that it's revenue-neutral. That way people can pocket the difference if they want to use less carbon.

windsurfer | karma 3623 | avg karma 2.83 · | 2022-01-05 21:40:14

A carbon tax would solve this.

seph-reed | karma 835 | avg karma 1.1 · | 2021-09-23 12:53:16

I wonder if a carbon tax which subsidizes low emission alternatives could get across this way?