> Taxing emissions just allows some government a-hole to make a buck and you still get the emissions how is that better? Easy: sanction their asses. We banned

> Taxing emissions just allows some government a-hole to make a buck and you still get the emissions how is that better? Easy: sanction their asses. We banned CFCs, remember? We didn't even need 100% compliance to be effective at repairing the ozone hole! > Think I’m wrong? Cigarettes and alcohol still kill people they’re just highly taxed. Taxing alcohol and tobacco reduce their use, thereby reducing the harm they bring. [1] [2] [1] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204416 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal... [2] https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-043816 https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-publh...