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Grand projects like TVA and Tesla Inc are what will solve global warming. Carbon tax is just money. More money doesn't solve global warming. In fact I would sa
by Lendal 7y ago
Grand projects like TVA and Tesla Inc are what will solve global warming.
Carbon tax is just money. More money doesn't solve global warming. In fact I would say money is the reason we have global warming in the first place.
- tybit 7y agoMoney is probably the most persuasive tool we have as a society to change behaviour. Yes engineering is vital but it works with economics not in isolation.
- wolco 7y agoI think the issue is who pays. If it ends up as consumer tax only it will take awhile before change is reflected. A business tax would accurate change.
- sokoloff 7y agoIn general and all else being equal, when you tax something you get less of that thing. When you subsidize something, you get more of that thing. There's a pretty strong argument that overall we're subsidizing fossil fuel consumption more than we're taxing it.
- isostatic 7y agoAnd if gas had its externalities included in the price, how do you feel Tesla would be doing?