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Is carbon tax really effective? Ultimately effective in this context means "removes the least valuable carbon emissions". I don't think a carbon tax can accompl
by geysersam 5y ago
Is carbon tax really effective? Ultimately effective in this context means "removes the least valuable carbon emissions". I don't think a carbon tax can accomplish that. We need political decisions to make that distinction. The market does not cut it in this case.
- thoughtstheseus 5y agoShouldn’t that be a positive? Remove the least valuable carbon intensive emissions? We need to drive a transition to a sustainable economy. Knocking off the lowest hanging fruit first seems like a decent strategy to help jump start more competitive technologies.
- geysersam 5y agoYes absolutely, but I think carbon tax cannot achieve that. Because on a global scale (and in fact national as well) we have so large discrepancies in income. Food production is not the lowest hanging fruit. Neither is infrastructure construction in less wealthy nations. But in terms of spending power those budget posts can't compete with the demand for leisure travel and meat in the richer world.