This website [0] will offset your carbon at $5 per 1000 pounds which is about 50 gallons of gas giving a per gallon offset cost of only 10 cents (just an examp

This website [0] will offset your carbon at $5 per 1000 pounds which is about 50 gallons of gas giving a per gallon offset cost of only 10 cents (just an example). Roads on the other hand at whopping 416 billion dollars in the US in 2014 [1] would add a lot more if you paid for them all with a fuel tax. At 123 billion gallons of gas [2] and 44 billion gallons of diesel [3], that would require $2.50 worth of tax per gallon. Gas near me is $3.40 with a 60 cent tax so I'd say $5.40 sounds about right to me. [0]: https://terrapass.com/product/personal-carbon-offset-grouped https://terrapass.com/product/personal-carbon-offset-grouped [1]: https://www.bidnet.com/resources/business-insights/us-government-spending-highway-infrastructure-en.jsp#:~:text=The%20federal%20contribution%20amounted%20to,local%20roads%2C%20bridges%20and%20tunnels https://www.bidnet.com/resources/business-insights/us-govern.... [2]: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=23&t=10#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20about%20123.73%20billion,8.05%20million%20barrels%20per%20day https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=23&t=10#:~:text=In...). [3]: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/diesel-fuel/use-of-diesel.php#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20distillate%20fuel%20consumption,122%20million%20gallons%20per%20day https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/diesel-fuel/use-of-diese.... > At 123 billion gallons of gas [0] and 44 billion gallons of diesel [3],