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He’s provably referring to ghg emissions, and sure no one pays that (it’s also not something we can conceivably pay for)
by avip 7y ago
He’s provably referring to ghg emissions, and sure no one pays that (it’s also not something we can conceivably pay for)
- isostatic 7y agoQuite possible for Europe to charge landing fees based on ghg emissions for all planes arriving/departing.
- avip 7y agoI’m all for charging fees (especially when the chargee is not me), but fees don’t put CO2 back in the ground.
- isostatic 7y agoThe point is they act as a deterrent. The money raised can be used to mitigate the effects of the emissions.
- benatkin 7y agoThat would be great. I think if they were being aggressive enough, there would probably be less demand for airport expansion, because there would be fewer flights. I don't currently see any way to curtail the carbon from the airline industry that wouldn't involve raising the price so drastically that people would fly less often.
- zaphod4prez 7y agoCap and trade does in fact make it so that polluters pay for ghg emissions. Why do you say that we can't "conceivably pay for"?