The idea of just keeping the carbon in the ground makes sense. But it would be simpler (and require a lot less capital) to just impose punitive taxes on coal mi

The idea of just keeping the carbon in the ground makes sense. But it would be simpler (and require a lot less capital) to just impose punitive taxes on coal mines and coal imports. The mining companies pass the cost on, renewables become more attractive, no complicated capping and trading system necessary. The only problem I can see with this is that the WTO probably forbids it. But one would hope that everyone involved could get together and make an exception for the sake of saving millions of lives.