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> If you suddenly make using fossil fuels 10x more expensive people will switch off of them ASAP. Yea, this just isn't true. Rich people will just pay more fo
by monadic2 6y ago
> If you suddenly make using fossil fuels 10x more expensive people will switch off of them ASAP.
Yea, this just isn't true. Rich people will just pay more for the same thing. Poor people will just have to pay more to even get to their jobs. It's pure laziness to put this on dogma rather than actually come up with decent policy to shape the market.
- saagarjha 6y agoRich people have money, but they aren't stupid: why would they throw their money away on nonrenewable energy when they can just switch to something cheaper?
- monadic2 6y ago> Rich people have money, but they aren't stupid: why would they throw their money away on nonrenewable energy when they can just switch to something cheaper? What alternative is there to a private jet or a yacht? No, you have to get the fear of prison (or worse) in them to get them to act in a socially rational manner.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoTo begin with, private jets and yachts are a trivial proportion of carbon emissions, so they're not really what matters. But to actually answer your question, battery-electric yachts or aviation powered by biofuels.
- monadic2 6y agoSure, but it's rather indicative of larger use of carbon emitting technology. Neither of your suggested replacements actually exist in any meaningful way, and virtually every investment comes with significant CO2 emissions.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoBattery-electric yachts and biofuels aren't popular because they're more expensive, not because there is any technological barrier to their existence. Make them the less expensive option and market demand for them increases.
- monadic2 6y agoOr, we could just make yachts illegal.