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The UN should apply sanctions to the USA equal to the amount of subsidies they are paying to fossil fuels companies.
by fooblitzky 7y ago
The UN should apply sanctions to the USA equal to the amount of subsidies they are paying to fossil fuels companies.
- jwr 7y agoI am hoping for something which might have similar effects: that the EU will get its act together first and implement a carbon taxation scheme, imposing tariffs on imports from countries that do not implement a carbon tax. The US, unfortunately, seems to be in denial of the climate crisis. I wonder if in 30 years we will be putting todays climate deniers in courts (like the Nuremberg trials) for crimes against humanity.
- nichos 7y agoThe UNs largest source of funding comes from the United States, more than the next 2 countries combined. China is a bigger problem anyway.
- fooblitzky 7y agoIt doesn't have to be just the US - the sanctions can be against any country which continues to subsidize fossil fuels, equal to the amount of their subsidies.
- briandear 7y agoThe US could simply stop paying for much of the UN budget.