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Carbon taxes on imports only make sense if the emissions data from the exporting countries is readily available to make a quantified estimate. Otherwise they wi
by glitchc 6y ago
Carbon taxes on imports only make sense if the emissions data from the exporting countries is readily available to make a quantified estimate. Otherwise they will be poorly quantified, resulting in over- or under- taxation.
- bobthepanda 6y agoIf we don’t have detailed information about carbon emissions then just use country-level estimates to establish a general carbon tariff. It then becomes the importing manufacturer’s responsibility to actually do something about climate change.