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One could argue that the reason things are getting as bad as they are is because no one is punishing emitters strongly enough. Who's to say that, as soon as em
by perpetualcrayon 9y ago
One could argue that the reason things are getting as bad as they are is because no one is punishing emitters strongly enough.
Who's to say that, as soon as emissions are neutralized, some won't again try to exploit the fact that it's "less dangerous to pollute more" as a competitive advantage? At least until there's another crisis down the road.
- mikeash 9y agoI would completely agree with that argument. But punishing emitters is one potential means to an end, not the actual goal. You'd obviously need to ensure that capture capacity kept up with emissions, but at least it would be really easy to come up with the correct price for a carbon tax.