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I'm in the same camp with wanting a better carbon tax but I've become skeptical that it is politically possible. For example, what happens if a bloc of countrie
by brutusborn 4y ago
I'm in the same camp with wanting a better carbon tax but I've become skeptical that it is politically possible. For example, what happens if a bloc of countries refuse to pay their share? You can try and punish them with sanctions, but energy is so critical to national security that they are likely to be ignored. Then the only solution becomes war?
- JamesBarney 4y agoHow do they ignore sanctions?
- brutusborn 4y agoThey continue to pollute and treat the sanctions as a cost of doing business. Ignore was probably the wrong word, but it is essentially how North Korea, Russia and Iran currently treat US sanctions.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoCarbon border tariffs will make all their exports more expensive. Assuming they are cheating for financial gain, that should be enough to stop them.